The French Laundry, run by legendary chef Thomas Keller, has often been recognized as the best restaurant in the world. However, few know the moving and inspiring story of its original founder, Sally Schmitt. In an emotional final interview before her passing in March 2022, Sally tells her own story as a pioneering chef of California cuisine and sets the table for another way to look at life: where balance, rather than recognition, is the ultimate prize.

Academy Award® winner Ben Proudfoot (THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL, CIFF 2021 & MINK!, CIFF 2022) continues the quest of Breakwater Studios to uncover amazing and undiscovered stories. Sally Schmidt is not unlike Lucy Harris (THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL) in that their impressive achievements have been lost due to historical exclusion. Now their incredible life feats are immortalized on film for all future generations to see.