Celebrating the chefs who cook with Salute Santé! Grapeseed Oil
For more than 30 years, Salute Santé! has brought us into kitchens, dining rooms and food festivals across the country. Along the way we have cooked alongside, shared tables with and learned from some of the most celebrated chefs in the world.
This gallery is our scrapbook: the famous chefs we’ve been lucky to know, the events we’ve been proud to be part of, and the moments that remind us why we started making grapeseed oil in the first place. Thank you to every chef who has welcomed us. To good food, and to your health!
Meet our Chefs & Customers
Chef Daniel Boulud with Valentin & Nanette
Café Boulud
Executive Chef Romain Paumier and Executive Sous Chef Kevin Inocencio
Daniel Boulud is one of New York's most celebrated French chefs, and his Café Boulud reopened on the Upper East Side in December 2023 under Executive Chef Romain Paumier, with Executive Sous Chef Kevin Inocencio, and earned a Michelin star.
Diego Isunza Kahlo is a Mexico City chef known for playful, story-driven menus. He is also the great-great-nephew of the artist Frida Kahlo.
At The French Laundry, Yountville
Chef Thomas Keller
Three Michelin stars · The French Laundry & Per Se
Thomas Keller is one of America's most celebrated chefs. Both of his flagship restaurants, The French Laundry in Yountville and Per Se in New York, hold three Michelin stars, the highest rating the Michelin Guide gives. Generations of today's top chefs trained in his kitchens.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the world's most influential chefs, with restaurants across the globe. In 2022 he opened the Tin Building, a 53,000-square-foot culinary marketplace on the site of the old Fulton Fish Market at New York's Seaport, with a team of chefs from across his group.
Nanette, Chef Eric Ripert & Valentin at the Seafood Simple book signing
Chef Eric Ripert
Three Michelin stars · Le Bernardin, New York
Eric Ripert's Le Bernardin has held three Michelin stars since 2005 and has been ranked the No. 1 restaurant in the world by La Liste. An Emmy-winning TV host and James Beard Outstanding Chef, he shares his home cooking in his 2023 cookbook, Seafood Simple.
Otium, Los Angeles · former chef de cuisine, The French Laundry
Timothy Hollingsworth spent nearly 12 years at The French Laundry, rising to chef de cuisine, and represented the United States at the 2009 Bocuse d'Or in Lyon. A James Beard Rising Star Chef, he now runs Otium, next to The Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles.
Valentin & Chef Cédric Vongerichten
Chef Cédric Vongerichten
Wayan & Ma·dé, New York
Cédric Vongerichten, son of Jean-Georges, runs Wayan, an Indonesian restaurant with French influences that is listed in the MICHELIN Guide, and Ma·dé next door, inspired by the seafood and vegetables of Bali. He co-owns both with his wife, Ochi.
Valentin & Drew Nieporent
Drew Nieporent
Restaurateur · Myriad Restaurant Group, New York
Drew Nieporent is a legendary New York restaurateur. He co-founded Nobu with Robert De Niro and Nobu Matsuhisa and opened Tribeca Grill, and his restaurants have won multiple James Beard awards.
Farmer Lee Jones with Valentin & Nanette
Farmer Lee Jones
The Chef's Garden · Huron, Ohio
Farmer Lee Jones, known for his overalls and red bow tie, runs The Chef's Garden, the Ohio family farm that grows specialty vegetables for many of the country's top restaurants.
Dina Mitchell runs PowerSoul Cafe in Las Vegas, known for smoothies, acai bowls and gluten-free fare.
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