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Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine

Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine

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  • Create Date：2022-02-10 03:22:53
  • Update Date：2025-09-14
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  • Author：Sally Schmitt
  • ISBN：1797208829
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Reviews

Michelle ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

I really liked the stories that went with every delicious recipe in this book。 I have made several recipes and can see why she has had many successful restaurants。 So many tips also in this cookbook。