Napa Valley Restaurants Re-Open with Salute Santé!

Last week we popped into one of our favorite local restaurants for a quick bite. It felt dangerously good, like we were breaking the rules just by sitting inside. The place was packed with happy diners and even happier hospitality staff. Things are beginning to feel like normal and everyone is out to enjoy it. It’s nice to see patrons flocking back to new restaurants and trusty favorites alike as the industry rebounds.

Being in the food industry ourselves, we know what a win this is for restaurants everywhere. Things haven’t been so easy over the last 16 months. If you’ve been keeping up with us, you might know that we jumped in to support chefs and restaurants across the country. We donated to restaurants throughout Napa and Sonoma County, San Francisco, the Bay Area, and even as far as New York City! Many restaurants used the downtime to reinvent themselves and we wanted to help by supplying higher-quality ingredients for their kitchens!

We teamed up with chef Thomas Keller and donated hundreds of grapeseed oil bottles to his Yountville restaurant community and the Yountville Veterans Home. We also got creative and picked up the leftover stock of empty wine bottles from wineries all over the valley and filled them with our restaurant-grade grapeseed. You can read more about how Salute Santé donated grapeseed oil to restaurants throughout the pandemic here.

We were really impressed with all the chefs out there too. Chef Thomas Keller started the Feed It Forward Restaurant Relief Fund that supported hospitality professionals who lost their jobs. He also organized the food boxes that we donated to supporting all of Yountville. Napa’s own Compline, Grace’s Table and C Casa cooked for First responders using our donated oil.

Grace’s Table

Today, creating the highest quality product remains a top priority for Salute Santé. The world’s best chefs such as Chef Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, Iron Chef Morimoto of Morimoto Restaurant, Iron Chef Ron Siegel of MadCap and Chef Guillermo Tellez of Flora Farms continue to choose the best and they choose Salute Santé!

We weren’t just impressed by the compassion of chefs; we were also inspired by their ability to adapt and entertain from a different platform. I think we all loved learning how to channel our inner chef with fun and informative social media videos. Here are a few of our favorites:

To all the Chefs that have welcomed Salute Santé! Grapeseed Oil into your kitchens over the past year, we thank you! Your feedback and gratitude have been joyously received. We always say that “Salute Santé! Original grapeseed oil has long been the secret of gourmet chefs who love its light and nutty, yet neutral flavor.” Well, the secret is out, and we’re glad you agree!

If you haven’t heard, grapeseed oil has the unique ability to enhance the flavors of ingredients instead of overpowering them and leaves no greasy aftertaste! Over 25 years ago, when Salute Santé! Grapeseed Oil was first in production, founders Valentin and Nanette Humer put together a “taste panel” to ensure that the highest quality standards were always met. The panel consisted of renowned chefs as Jean-Georges Vonrichten, Daniel Boulud, and the late Jean-Louis Palladin. Spoiler alert, they all approved!

Valentin Humer with
Chef Daniel Boulud

As your restaurants begin to buzz with life again, we want to emphasize that we are in this with you.

We found a way to bring grapeseed oil to chefs at little or no cost when things were tough, and we’ve ramped up production to bring even more to you now.

If you’d like to order some of our world famous (and Oprah’s favorite) grapeseed oil, we have two options to fit your needs. Our classic first pressing which is cold pressed and a second production that boasts the same great quality at a lower price point. Both are gently refined, which gives them the delicious and light nutty taste they are known for.

Check out our Just for Chefs page to see how we can work together.

Truly The Chef’s Choice™ – It’s high smoke point (485˚F) makes it ideal for sautéing, frying and baking without smoking, splattering or burning. The excellent emulsification properties make it ideal for whipping mayonnaise and creamy dressings that will not separate when chilled. It’s ideal for marinades and salad dressings that will not cloud when chilled.

Healthy & Nutritious – It’s an excellent source of antioxidants, Vitamin E and essential linoleic acid. Compared to olive oil it’s almost 50% less saturated fat and almost 10x more essential linoleic acid. Studies have shown that grapeseed oil may raise HDL good cholesterol, lowers LDL bad cholesterol and triglycerides, which may reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Our oil contains 0 Trans Fats and is BPA free.

Our grapeseed oils are verified Non GMO, contain NO trans fatty acids, NO food coloring, NO pesticides, NO preservatives such as TBHQ, BHT or others, NO solvents, NO toxic fatty acids such as erucic acid, is not cut with other oils and is not hydrogenated.

We are UPCYCLED, Certified Green by Green America, and by utilizing the press cake and turning it into GrapeSeed Flour, we are a true ZERO WASTE FOOD.

Retail pricing shown below.  Go to the Just for Chefs page for Food Service.