Alice Waters

Law to allow chefs to buy direct from farms

Source: Sacramento Bee

I didn't even realize that was the case until six months ago," said Randall Selland, a Sacramento chef and owner of three restaurants. It helps the smaller farmer in a big way," said Claudia Reid, policy director for California Certified Organic Farmers, which supported the bill.

Published Wed, Nov 26

East Bay Express | Restaurants | Slow Food Gifts

Source: East Bay Express

Call her the budding Alice Waters of the floral centerpiece. Instead of seeking out peppercress and figs from nearby home gardens, as Chez Panisse did in its formative years, Lavitt works to score lavender, eucalyptus branches, ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Cooks' Book Shelf

Source: Loudoun Times

 VA - “A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes,” by David Tanes, with forward by Alice Waters, who founded the famed restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif. ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Books, competitions, notes from afar

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

  USA - Alice Waters' sustainable organic garden at the American pavilion, which vanished after its harvest, was one example. At the Arsenale exhibition spaces, ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Joining the Edible Schoolyard movement

Source: 27east.com

 NY - The first edible schoolyard was created in 1994 by chef Alice Waters on the grounds of the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California, ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Kitchen Chronicles of a Non-Foodie: Pork Burritos (and hidden chard)

Source: Kitchen Chronicles of a Non

I am not a devotee of Alice Waters and have never cooked a Julia Child recipe (to my knowledge). I simply love to cook and LOVE to eat. I am just an Italian Jersey Girl, transplanted to California, and these are my kitchen chronicles. ...

Published Mon, Nov 24

A New Flavor of Slow « Slow Muse

Source: Slow Muse

The practice is inspired by the slow food movement, which says that fast food is destroying local traditions and healthy eating habits. Slow food advocates, like the chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., believe that ...

Published Mon, Nov 24

Henry Ford and TheWhoFarm | TheWhoFarm

Source: TheWhoFarm

Together We Are Growing Power! TheWhoFarm’s visit to Senator John McCain’s Hidden Valley Ranch and Farm. And the ensuing tow. Lunch with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse. Slow Food Nation Highlights. ...

Published Mon, Nov 24