Alice Waters
Alice Waters
Alice Louise Watersis an American chef, restaurateur, activist and author. She is the owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic, locally grown ingredients and for pioneering California cuisine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth28 April 1944
CityChatham, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
home people
I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house.
critical design food
If I weren't involved with food, I'd be working in architecture. Design is that critical to me.
emphasis taking
My real emphasis is on the farmers who are taking care of the land, the farmers who are really thinking about our nourishment.
food organize shop struggling
Organize yourself so you aren't struggling to shop at the last minute. When you have real food, it's very easy to cook.
caged fed food meat suspicious
I don't want food that comes from animals that are caged up and fed antibiotics. I am really suspicious of that kind of production of meat and poultry.
came europe melting pot wherever
Americans don't have deep gastronomic roots. They wanted to get away from the cultures of Europe or wherever they came from. We stirred up that melting pot pretty quickly.
food hope physical teeth understand
I just hope Americans come to understand that food isn't something to be manipulated by our teeth and shoved down our gullet, that it's our spiritual and physical nourishment and important to our well-being as a nation.
bronx buy eat grapes nike nourish pay people
We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other people want to eat Bronx grapes and nourish themselves. I pay a little extra, but this is what I want to do.
buying everywhere existed fell food french fresh love markets obsession paris twice
When I first went to Paris in 1965, I fell in love with the small, family-owned restaurants that existed everywhere then, as well as the markets and the French obsession with buying fresh food, often twice a day.
interested
I used to do calligraphy, and I'm afraid that has lapsed, but I've always been interested in book printing.
children nourish positive tend themselves ways
If we want children to learn to tend the land and nourish themselves and have conversations at the table, we need to communicate with them in ways that are positive.
fireplace matter
I have a fireplace in my kitchen that I light every night, no matter what.
food
I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.
begin food involved kids production
First, kids should be involved in the production of their own food. They have to get their hands in the dirt, they have to grow things. They also have to become sensually stimulated, and the way to begin is with a bakery.