Sally Schmitt, farm-to-table pioneer, founder of The French Laundry in Yountville, leaves culinary legacy

Written By Clara Shook

Press Democrat

Sally Schmitt, a culinary visionary who founded The French Laundry restaurant in Yountville and helped launch the farm-to-table movement in Northern California, died on March 5 at her home in Philo after several years of declining health. She had just turned 90.

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