Selected Press
California Local, “Remembering Beloved California Chef Sally Schmitt”, by Bonnie Graves, July 12, 2023.
California Local, “10 Pioneers Who Served Up the California Cuisine Movement”, by Graham Womack, April 21, 2023.
California Review of Books, “Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine”, by George Yatchisin, March 22, 2023.
Mendocino Voice, “Event Series Celebrates The Life of Famed Mendocino County Chef Sally Schmitt”, by Sarah Stierch, March 10, 2023.
California Independent Bookseller Alliance, “Glen Goldman Award: Cooking”, February 9th, 2023.
Savoring Sonoma: The Hour, “Karen Bates and Perry Hoffman discuss Sally Schmitt”, January 8th, 2023.
Psyche, “Founding The ‘World’s Best’ Restaurant Made Sally Happy. So Did Selling It”, by Olivia Hains, December 21, 2022.
Library Journal, “Best Cookbooks of 2022”, by Sarah Tansley & Neal Wyatt, December 9, 2022.
The New York Times, “The French Laundry Founder Sally Schmitt Never Sought Fame”, by Soumya Karlamangla, December 2, 2022.
WNYC Radio, NPR, “Remembering Sally Schmitt in "The Best Chef in the World”, by Thom Powers, November 4, 2022.
CBC News, “Sally Schmitt Could Have Been a Superstar Chef, But Chose a Balanced Life Instead”, by Philip Drost, October 7, 2022.
Open Culture, “Sally Schmitt, the Creator of the French Laundry & Unsung Hero of California Cuisine, Gets Her Due in a Poignant, Short Documentary”, September 19, 2022.
SFGate, “The French Laundry Was Almost a San Francisco Restaurant”, by Nico Madrigal-Yankowski, September 16, 2022.
The New York Times, “Sally Schmitt’s French Laundry”, by Ben Proudfoot, September 13, 2022.
Deadline, “‘The Best Chef In The World’ Trailer: Oscar Winner Ben Proudfoot’s New Doc Celebrates A Little Known Pioneer Of California Cuisine”, by Mathew Carey, September 12, 2022.
The Napa Register, “The Legacy of Don and Sally Schmitt”, June 16, 2022.
UC Berkeley California Magazine, Six California Kitchens is featured in: “What To Read, Watch, and Listen to this Summer”, June 3, 2022.
Word of Mouth, “Sally Schmitt’s Granddaughter Reflects on Lessons Learned”, by Polly Bates, June 1, 2022.
San Francisco Examiner, “Sally Schmitt, grand dame of California cuisine, left behind cooking instructions”, by Marcia Gagliardi, May 9, 2022.
Edible San Francisco, “Portuguese Duck and Sausage in Rice”, by Sally Schmitt, May 9, 2022.
The Press Democrat, “Farm-to-table pioneer Sally Schmitt shared French Laundry recipes in new cookbook ‘Six California Kitchens”, by Diane Peterson, April 26, 2022.
The Napa Register, “Ken Morris, Cooking for Comfort: 'Six California Kitchens': Wisdom for the home cook”, by Ken Morris, April 18, 2022.
Food Gal, “In Tribute to Sally Schmitt: Portuguese Duck and Sausage in Rice”, by Carolyn Jung, April 18, 2022.
KSRO Good Food Hour, “Sally Schmitt’s daughter, Karen Bates, talks about Six California Kitchens”, John Ash and Steve Garner, April 16, 2022.
The Wall Street Journal, “‘Six California Kitchens’ Review: A Hunger for Simplicity”, by Heller McAlpin, April 7, 2022.
San Francisco Chronicle, “Food legend Sally Schmitt reflects on life after cooking in restaurants like the French Laundry”, by Sally Schmitt, April 4, 2022.
Booklist, “Starred Review”, by Barbara Jacobs, April 1 2020
Library Journal, “Starred Review”, by Lacy Wolfe, April 1, 2022.
The Napa Register, “Sally Schmitt: Napa Valley's culinary pioneer shares her legacy in 'Six California Kitchens'”, by Sasha Paulsen, March 28, 2022.
The New York Times, “‘Six California Kitchens’ Details the Cooking Life of Sally Schmitt”, by Florence Fabricant, March 21, 2022.
The Wall Street Journal, “Accidental Chef Ran Acclaimed Restaurant in Napa Valley”, by James R. Hagerty, March 18, 2022.
The Press Democrat, “‘All That Mattered’: Farm-to-Table Pioneer, Founder of The French Laundry in Yountville Leaves Culinary Legacy”, by Diane Peterson, March 12, 2022.
Sactown Magazine, “Our French Connection”, by Leilani Marie Labong, March 11, 2022.
The New York Times, “Sally Schmitt, Trend-Setting Restaurateur, Dies at 90”, by Neil Genzlinger, March 10, 2022.
San Francisco Chronicle, “Sally Schmitt, pioneering French Laundry founder, has died”, by Janelle Bitker, March 10, 2022.
Publishers Weekly, “Starred Review”, January 21, 2022.
Los Angeles Times, “Before that French Laundry, there was Sally Schmitt’s French Laundry” by Daniel Miller, February 21, 2020.
The Press Democrat,”Philo’s Apple Farm shares its legacy through classes and soon-to-be-published cookbook” by Diane Peterson, August 13, 2019.
Sonoma Magazine,”A Grandmother’s Guidance: The Roots of Healdsburg Shed Owner” by Diane Peterson, March 22, 2016.
Food Gal, “A Visit to the Philo Apple Farm,” by Carolyn Jung, Dec. 21, 2010.
New York Times Magazine, “Field Report: Handpicked,” by Christine Muhlke, Oct. 27, 2009.
The Press Democrat, “Carrying on Apple Farm Tradition,” by Diane Peterson, Oct. 20, 2009.
Saveur, “Recipes: Apple Clafoutis,” Feb. 2007.
Los Angeles Times, “After the French Laundry, What?” by Mira Advani Honeycutt, April 10, 2002.
Saveur, “Cooking on Boonville Time,” by Moira Johnston, July 2001.
Los Angeles Times, “Home Cook : Last Things First,” by Marion Cunningham, Dec. 10, 1992.
Sally is the subject of Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot's short documentary, "The Best Chef in The World," released by the New York Times in late 2022. Watch the entire film at the above link.
Winner of the 2023 Golden Poppy Award for best cookbook and the IACP Award in the American Category! Purchase at Indiebound / Bookshop.org / Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Indigo(Canada) / International