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Book cover of 'Six California Kitchens' with line art of a kitchen.
Book titled 'Six California Kitchens' by Sally Schmitt on a white background
Open book showing a photo of a dessert being served on a wooden table
Open cookbook on a wooden surface with images of a dessert and text.
Book titled 'Six California Kitchens' by Sally Schmitt on a kitchen counter with a wooden spoon and garlic.
Open book showing images of ceramic dishes on a wooden surface
Woman in an apron sitting at a table with text about California cuisine.
Open cookbook showing a recipe with eggs on a wooden surface
Open book on a wooden surface with a black and white photo of an elderly couple and text.
Cookbook cover with a dish of pasta and green beans on a wooden surface, featuring text about farm-to-table recipes.
Market scene with fruits and vegetables, text about cooking photography on a yellow background
Open book showing a plate of food on a wooden surface
Book titled 'Six California Kitchens' on a wooden table with kitchen items in the background
Open book on a wooden surface with text and a small illustration of a house.
Open book on a wooden surface with a black and white photo of a child and text.
Open cookbook on a wooden table with a cake image and text
Book cover of 'Six California Kitchens' with line drawings of kitchen elements on a light background.

Six California Kitchens

Six California Kitchens

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Winner of a 2023 IACP Cookbook Award and the Golden Poppy Book Award in the Glenn Goldman Cooking category

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.

"Schmitt, the founder of California’s famed French Laundry restaurant, reflects on the food that defined her life, in this sumptuous collection of recipes and tales from the kitchens that inspired them. [...] Fans of Alice Waters won’t want to miss this delectable page-turner."—Publishers Weekly

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.

PERSON OF NOTE: Sally Schmitt, who passed away just five days after her 90th birthday in 2022, was 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.

AMONG THE BEST COOKBOOKS THAT CAPTURE CALIFORNIA CUISINE: From a native Californian chef, who founded one of the most well-known and revered restaurants in California (and in the world), this book was written, photographed, and designed by members of Sally's family.

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 or enjoy California cuisine
  • Foodies who collect regional cookbooks rich with history and visuals
  • Shelve alongside Gjelina, Tartine, The Lost Kitchen, and Julia Child's My Life in France
  • Fans of the French Laundry, Thomas Keller, Alice Waters, and David Chang
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