The culinary powerhouse that is Thomas Keller, a Michelin 3-star chef and owner of Yountville’s French Laundry and Per Se — two restaurants that set the absolute standard in fine dining, has announced plans for a new L.A. restaurant. This direct from the Eater: “We’ve been spreading rumors about this for a while now, but today all is confirmed: Thomas Keller is opening a Bouchon in LA. It’ll be 11,000 square feet over two floors, complete with balconies. The chef will be Rory Herman, currently chef at the private dining room of Per Se.”  

All this exclusive information and you’d think the Eater could spell Chef Rory Herrmann’s name right. Though we guess that’s not as bad as the LA Times, who spelled the name wrong, and then annotated with a correction — which they also, um, spelled wrong. 

Floor plan of Bouchon L.A. (Via Eater LA).