Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine
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- Author：Sally Schmitt
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Summary
Six California Kitchens is the quintessential California cookbook， with farm-to-table recipes and stories from Sally Schmitt， the pioneering female chef and original founder of the French Laundry。
Sally Schmitt opened The French Laundry in Yountville in 1978 and designed her menus around local， seasonal ingredients—a novel concept at the time。
In this soon-to-be-classic cookbook， Sally Schmitt takes us through the six kitchens where she learned to cook， honed her skills， and spent her working life。 Six California Kitchens weaves her remarkable story with 115 recipes that distill the ethos of Northern California cooking into simple， delicious dishes， plus evocative imagery， historic ephemera， and cooking wisdom。
With gorgeous food and sense-of-place photography， this is a masterful， story-rich cookbook for home and aspiring chefs who cook locally and seasonally， food historians， fans of wine country， and anyone who wants to bring the spirit of Northern California home with them。
CALIFORNIA CONNECTION: This is a California cookbook from a native Californian chef， who founded one of the most well-known and revered restaurants in California （and in the world）。 The book was written， photographed， and designed by members of Sally's family。
PERSON OF NOTE: Sally Schmitt is the great unsung hero of California cuisine， a pioneer of the farm-to-table movement， and original founder of the French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley。 This book celebrates a respected， reputable chef and shares a collection of her best recipes from a lifetime of cooking。
COMPELLING PACKAGE: This book is full of evocative images of Napa Valley， rustic kitchens， and the rugged California coastline。 With lifestyle photography that offers a peek into the history of Northern California and its food revolution， this book will appeal to readers with its lovely design and package—but they'll stay for the inspiring story and approachable recipes。
Perfect for:
• Home cooks who cook locally and seasonally， who live in California， or who enjoy California cuisine
• Foodies who collect regional cookbooks rich with history and visuals
• People who bought Twelve Recipes， Zuni， and Gjelina
• Fans of the French Laundry and Alice Waters
Sally Schmitt opened The French Laundry in Yountville in 1978 and designed her menus around local， seasonal ingredients—a novel concept at the time。
In this soon-to-be-classic cookbook， Sally Schmitt takes us through the six kitchens where she learned to cook， honed her skills， and spent her working life。 Six California Kitchens weaves her remarkable story with 115 recipes that distill the ethos of Northern California cooking into simple， delicious dishes， plus evocative imagery， historic ephemera， and cooking wisdom。
With gorgeous food and sense-of-place photography， this is a masterful， story-rich cookbook for home and aspiring chefs who cook locally and seasonally， food historians， fans of wine country， and anyone who wants to bring the spirit of Northern California home with them。
CALIFORNIA CONNECTION: This is a California cookbook from a native Californian chef， who founded one of the most well-known and revered restaurants in California （and in the world）。 The book was written， photographed， and designed by members of Sally's family。
PERSON OF NOTE: Sally Schmitt is the great unsung hero of California cuisine， a pioneer of the farm-to-table movement， and original founder of the French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley。 This book celebrates a respected， reputable chef and shares a collection of her best recipes from a lifetime of cooking。
COMPELLING PACKAGE: This book is full of evocative images of Napa Valley， rustic kitchens， and the rugged California coastline。 With lifestyle photography that offers a peek into the history of Northern California and its food revolution， this book will appeal to readers with its lovely design and package—but they'll stay for the inspiring story and approachable recipes。
Perfect for:
• Home cooks who cook locally and seasonally， who live in California， or who enjoy California cuisine
• Foodies who collect regional cookbooks rich with history and visuals
• People who bought Twelve Recipes， Zuni， and Gjelina
• Fans of the French Laundry and Alice Waters
Reviews
Michelle
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This is a lovely cookbook/memoir from Sally Schmidt with California-esque recipes and plenty of stories。 I kept bookmarking pages for recipes to make！ Focusing on Napa Valley and Yountville， this book is a treasure of farm to table dishes， over six restaurants。Thank you so much to NetGalley for the ARC！
Beth Cato
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I received an advance copy of this book via NetGalley。Sally Schmitt is a legend in California cuisine and the farm-to-table movement。 She's most famous as one of the founders and as chef at The French Laundry in Napa Valley， but as this memoir/cookbook relates through friendly banter and asides， this is only one of six kitchens that has shaped her life。 As a storytelling format， it is unique and logical。 She begins with her childhood and her mother's kitchen， and moves onward from there， explain I received an advance copy of this book via NetGalley。Sally Schmitt is a legend in California cuisine and the farm-to-table movement。 She's most famous as one of the founders and as chef at The French Laundry in Napa Valley， but as this memoir/cookbook relates through friendly banter and asides， this is only one of six kitchens that has shaped her life。 As a storytelling format， it is unique and logical。 She begins with her childhood and her mother's kitchen， and moves onward from there， explaining what she learned and what the general vibe of life was at the time， with everything elaborated upon with photographs， drawings， and recipes that will make the mouth water。The recipes are formatted in a unique style that fits the conversational tone of the whole book: there's no ingredient block up front， but the ingredients are listed in the own column alongside the point in the recipe directions when they are used。 I wish more cookbooks would take on this style and save cooks from having to flip pages between ingredients and instructions！ The food itself is the epitome of Napa Valley cuisine， relying on lots of fresh ingredients and high quality meats such as lamb。 Cost and availability will likely curtail many readers from giving the recipes a try。 However， this book is so much more than its recipes。 It's a refreshing， gentle memoir， an ambling journey through someone's life via their kitchen and foods。 。。。more
Daphne Manning
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It’s fun to go back to where it all began。 Chefs were not calling themselves chefs but cooks who were out to do things differently。 Young ，eager， respectful of tradition but spoiling to upend and start fresh。 Luckily they were in a place redolent in fresh and new and untried。 Every story though true to its own path crossed over and spilled into the thoughts and ideas being unearthed here in California。 A fun historical read。
Tina Izguerra
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Sally Schmitt’s book is extremely creative and I enjoyed this memoir/cookbook。 The recipes are easy to follow and the writing is beautiful。 It did take a bit of time to get used to the recipe layout but once you get past it， the recipes are super easy。
Marilyn
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If you are a foodie， if you feel nostalgic about food and the way your mom， grandma， great Auntie Sadie made it - this is the book for you。 She takes us on a trip from her fist kitchen in her mother's home to the kitchen today。 She talks about the ingredients， where they came from and their story。 This book will open people's eyes about picking an apricot off the tree and eating it vs。 putting an apricot into a plastic bag at the supermarket and eating it a few days later。 Flavor， Nostalgia， Fam If you are a foodie， if you feel nostalgic about food and the way your mom， grandma， great Auntie Sadie made it - this is the book for you。 She takes us on a trip from her fist kitchen in her mother's home to the kitchen today。 She talks about the ingredients， where they came from and their story。 This book will open people's eyes about picking an apricot off the tree and eating it vs。 putting an apricot into a plastic bag at the supermarket and eating it a few days later。 Flavor， Nostalgia， Family and FOOD！ Loved it！ Highly recommend。 I was given an advanced copy via NetGalley and appreciate the opportunity！ 。。。more
Kristin C
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Pure love。 "We all have a ladder to climb， and then descend。 My ladder was made up of six kitchens， all of them in California。" I savored every delicious morsel of this book。 Sally Schmitt is an iconic cooking legend who helped pioneer the farm-to-table movement in Napa。 This is the story of how she got her start， the story of how The French Laundry was born， the story of Napa’s burgeoning wine scene， but mostly， the tender story of a family。 Her family。 Chock full of nostalgic photos， beloved r Pure love。 "We all have a ladder to climb， and then descend。 My ladder was made up of six kitchens， all of them in California。" I savored every delicious morsel of this book。 Sally Schmitt is an iconic cooking legend who helped pioneer the farm-to-table movement in Napa。 This is the story of how she got her start， the story of how The French Laundry was born， the story of Napa’s burgeoning wine scene， but mostly， the tender story of a family。 Her family。 Chock full of nostalgic photos， beloved recipes， charming anecdotes and insightful tips， this book is a timeless treasure。 。。。more
Nancy
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This is a lovely memoir masquerading as a cookbook！I find many memoirs， especially foodie ones a little pretentious but this was the lovely story of a woman and her family。 Sally's odyssey from her mother's kitchen and into her own cooking/restaurant career was told nicely in terms of recipes and vignettes。 I actually read and enjoyed all of her commentary。 The setting of Yountville and the Napa Valley is a little familiar to me and that was also enjoyable。 I found many recipes that I will like This is a lovely memoir masquerading as a cookbook！I find many memoirs， especially foodie ones a little pretentious but this was the lovely story of a woman and her family。 Sally's odyssey from her mother's kitchen and into her own cooking/restaurant career was told nicely in terms of recipes and vignettes。 I actually read and enjoyed all of her commentary。 The setting of Yountville and the Napa Valley is a little familiar to me and that was also enjoyable。 I found many recipes that I will like to try， though ingredients might be hard to source for a home cook。 The attention to detail in the instructions and added hints were great！ The recipes were refreshing in that not a lot of special equipment was needed to prepare them。 It was intriguing to see that Apple Farm is still a working venue （except for the pandemic） and I'm now keen to try a stay there out when it is able to reopen。 The photography adds a lot to this book。 Not every recipe is pictured but the setting is well documented in addition to the recipes themselves which is lovely。 。。。more
Ro Scott
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