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GOURMET

Chef

Alice

Waters

An Institution, a Maverick,

and a Pioneer

Institution Maverick
The Berkeley graduate who studied in Waters is the author of several books on
France is the owner of Chez Panisse, food and cooking, including: 40 Years of
which opened in 1971 and is still going Chez Panisse, and Coming to my Senses:
strong. One of the first restaurants The Making of a Counterculture Cook,
based on the concept of organic, locally- published in September 2017.
grown cuisine, it now boasts a diverse
star-studded international clientele She founded the Chez Panisse
from the worlds of cinema, politics and, Foundation in 1996 and created the
of course, food. Edible Schoolyard program. In 2009, on
CBS’s television series 60 Minutes, she
Pioneer challenged President Obama to set the
The restaurant menu is fixed and “… tone for an organic lifestyle and First
consists of three to four courses that Lady Michelle Obama responded by
change nightly, appropriate to the integrating organic vegetables grown at “When I opened up
season and composed to feature the the White House into the presidential Chez Panisse, I was
finest sustainably sourced, organic, family diet. only thinking about
taste. And in doing
peak-of-their-season ingredients, that, I ended up at the
including meat, fish, and poultry.” doorstep of organic
farmers."
Photos Courtesy Of: Good Read, naderkhouri.com, table.skift.com, Alice Waters
– Chef Alice Waters
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