Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution

Whenever young Alice Waters tasted something delicious, like the sun-warmed berries from her family’s garden or a crisp, ripe apple picked straight from the tree, she would remember it for the rest of her life. Later, as she tasted many more wonderful foods, she figured out what made them so good: they were fresh and ripe, grown or made the old-fashioned way. When she grew up, Alice opened a restaurant called Chez Panisse. To make sure her meals would be delicious, she searched for small, local farmers to provide their meat, dairy, and produce. The restaurant made her famous, but it did much more than that. It started a food revolution. Today, fifty years after Chez Panisse first opened, home cooks and chefs alike are discovering the simple secret to the Best! Food! Ever! This book is a celebration of food, cooking, and the woman whose curiosity and devotion to flavor kickstarted America’s food revolution.