The French Laundry original chef/owner Sally Schmitt dies at age 90

Written By Clara Shook

Restaurant Hospitality

Sally Schmitt, one of the pioneers of California cuisine and the first owner of famed restaurant The French Laundry, has died. She was 90.

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