All-Clad Metalcrafters Announces Debut Of All-Clad TK™ Inspired By Chef Thomas Keller Available Exclusively At Williams-Sonoma

NEW YORK, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- All-Clad Metalcrafters, LLC, the undisputed cookware choice of top restaurant chefs and serious home cooks, announces the launch of All-Clad TK, available exclusively at Williams-Sonoma. "Cookware to inspire the chef in you," All-Clad TK is a cookware line that combines the sophisticated technology of the world's finest cookware with the expertise of today's most renowned chef, Thomas Keller.

"All-Clad embraces the same values that we do, those of integrity, quality and evolution," said Chef Thomas Keller, Chef and Proprietor of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, which includes The French Laundry and Per Se, among other award-winning restaurants across the US.

"All-Clad is excited to take our collaboration with Chef Thomas Keller to the next level," stated Jim Poppens, Vice President of Marketing for All-Clad. "Chef Keller's inspiration for the collection meets All-Clad's commitment to craft the best cookware for professional chefs and home chefs alike."

"We're thrilled that Williams-Sonoma is the exclusive retailer to launch the All-Clad TK Collection," said Janet Hayes, President of Williams-Sonoma. "This revolutionary new cookware line, specifically designed to deliver the best results for each and every technique, will allow our customers to cook with confidence."

Personally developed by Chef Keller in collaboration with All-Clad, All-Clad TK is the first collection of cookware designed and constructed to ensure the best results for each culinary technique.  Only All-Clad, with its unrivaled expertise in metallurgy, uses the precise combinations of copper, stainless steel and aluminum to ensure the best performance for every task. A hand-crafted collection, each piece features a custom shape and metal technology ideally suited to sautéing, making sauces, braising, or steaming, empowering dedicated home chefs to cook with control and confidence.

At launch, All-Clad TK is comprised of fifteen items featuring flared edges for drip-free pouring, shapes that nest and universal lids for versatility and easy storage, newly engineered ergonomic handles, and beautiful, low-maintenance brushed stainless exteriors. The collection is available in three sets, each named by Chef Keller to depict the products within:

• Foundation: A four piece set featuring pieces most often used in household kitchens, including fry/sauté and sauce pans
• Integrity: A seven piece set that builds on Foundation and includes a specialty 8 quart Rondeau
• Inspiration: The complete, eleven piece set featuring all items from Foundation and Integrity, plus additional specialty pieces

"A great example of our innovation is the universal lid, which is a symbol for all that I appreciate about good design: practicality, simplicity, exceptional performance and sustainability," said Chef Keller. "The universal lid fits a number of different-sized pieces of cookware, so instead of five lids for five pots, you may only need two lids. This cuts back significantly on storage, which is always a consideration for restaurant and home kitchens alike."

For added versatility, all pieces are available individually. Optional add-ons include non-stick pans and additional technique-focused cookware items.

For more than 20 years, Chef Thomas Keller has trusted the superior quality and high performance of All-Clad cookware in the kitchens of his Michelin-starred restaurants. Chef Keller has collaborated with All-Clad to create All-Clad TK to bring together the advanced technology of All-Clad with the most versatile and highly-functional pieces of his professional kitchens.

All-Clad TK will be available exclusively at Williams-Sonoma retail stores throughout the U.S. and Canada and online at williams-sonoma.com starting in August 2014; Prices range from $44.95 for an individual piece, to $1,599.95 for the 11-Piece Inspiration Set. 

For additional information about this latest release from All-Clad, please contact 5W Public Relations or visit AllClad.com.

About All-Clad
All-Clad is the undisputed cookware choice of top restaurant chefs and serious home cooks. Born in the United States steel age in 1967 as Clad Metals, All-Clad originally specialized in formulating bonded metals for a variety of industries. Since it was established as All-Clad Metalcrafters in 1971, every piece of its bonded cookware has been handcrafted through a revolutionary process, using a proprietary recipe of metals to provide the best cooking performance. Today, All-Clad's signature cookware continues to be proudly handcrafted by American artisans in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, with American-made steel the same way it was four decades ago. No detail is overlooked in crafting All-Clad cookware, and that is what makes it a true original. All-Clad Metalcrafters offers several collections of bonded cookware, kitchen tools, electrics, and gourmet accessories. All-Clad can be found in specialty cookware and department stores in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit AllClad.com.

About Williams-Sonoma
Since its founding by Chuck Williams in 1956, the Williams-Sonoma brand has been bringing people together around food. A member of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, Williams-Sonoma is a leading specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home, providing world-class service and an engaging customer experience. Products include cookware, cooks' tools, cutlery, electrics, bakeware, food, tabletop and bar, outdoor, cookbooks, as well as furniture, lighting and decorative accessories. Each store has a professional demonstration kitchen for cooking classes and tastings conducted by expert culinary staff. Williams-Sonoma Cooking Schools, located in select locations in the U.S. and Australia, offer hands-on classes led by professional chefs. A comprehensive gift registry program for weddings and other special events is available in the stores and online. On williams-sonoma.com and the Williams-Sonoma blog, Taste, customers can find recipes, tips and techniques that will help them create delicious meals and wonderful memories.

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