I love the Bulthaup b2 line, that comes in both white oak and walnut, but it is not cheap and I am not sure if that is exactly what you are looking for. That will be in my dream kitchen.

The laminate will have perfect grain matching, color, and will out perform the real thing more inexpensively.

Veneering is done over MDF or HDF for smoothness and stability. As is laminate and foils. Laminate or foils are the same every time. None of those "grows on different trees" problems of having an off color, or off grain. It's also far more durable. Most of the rest of the world look at the superior function, with predictable form. They are not hung up on the silly "all wood" anything.

Now, if you can afford a couple of hundred thousand for super high end grain matching for a kitchen that never really gets used, more power to you, and you should check out Linear Fine Woodworking. But, a couple of hundred thousand is where their projects start. Not end.

" Let’s start by destroying a myth. Wood veneer is not merely an inexpensive alternative to solid wood construction. Building from solid wood is not only prohibitively expensive, but will invariably result in an unstable piece of furniture susceptible to the effects of climate, age, and the propensity for wood to move, split and warp over time. Not suitable for an heirloom buffet or a custom bedroom set. Laying veneer over a substrate of MDF (medium density fiberboard) or furniture-grade particleboard ensures stability and protects the beauty and value of custom furniture for many, many years. Solid wood may be used for details and accents, but for cabinets, architectural millwork, and wall units the best material is high-quality wood veneer."

My parents built a house in 1977. The building contractor also made the cabinets - not just the kitchen, but bathroom vanities, wet bar, built-in shelves, and built-in drawers in all the bedrooms. Everything was grain matched oak.

I just noticed that the bottom two drawers are swapped

^^ That's basic off the shelf oak plywood. Because plywood cabinets were the thing at the time.

Plywood with the ”French Provincial” routing pattern. Wayback groovy.

Tell me your house was built in 1977 without telling me it was built in '77...

The door pulls were pretty funky too. But I always appreciated that he matched the grain on every single cabinet.

Most of the rest of the world look at the superior function, with predictable form. They are not hung up on the silly "all wood" anything.

As I have repeatedly noted, this is misleading. European MDF was developed as a substitute for quality Baltic Birch plywood, as Europe lost access to good quality plywood during the Cold War. So the MDF developed in Europe tends to be higher quality MDF and for a time almost exclusively used melamine coated particles. You could quite literally build a decent boat out of the stuff.

The U.S. never had a shortage of plywood and our MDF was developed specifically for its cost advantages. This led to a significantly lower quality in the USA. Arguably, our quality has increased a bit, and European quality has been reduced somewhat, but our MDF is still generally much worse than Europe's.

I am not sure what part of the "rest of the world" you have lived in, but as someone who has spent a good portion of their life as an expat, I can assure you that most of the world is just as "hung up" on the silly all wood everything. There are certainly a few high-end, high-visibility brands that use MDF and are looked at favorably... but there is a reason that American companies have the lion's share of the European market.