If you have set foot in the restaurant of Alice Waters, Chez Panisse, Berkeley, read any of his cookbooks or never heard of her before now, you have most likely influenced by his love of food and uncompromising passion for quality. She is American cuisine what Neil Armstrong is the Moon (except you would never travelled that far to find something fresh and delicious to eat). There are hundreds of reasons to love Alice, but on the occasion of the 40 anniversary of Chez Panisse, we give you our most delicious 40 ...
1. before becoming a noted chef, she was an activist who supported the free speech movement at Berkeley.
2. it was also a Montessori school teacher trained.
3. Alice accredits the kind people of Turkey with her infusing with a approach to hospitality and respect for local communities.
4. Chez Panisse takes its name from an old character kind of trilogy of beautiful film of Marcel Pagnol: Marius, Fanny and César.
5. He founded Chez Panisse as a place to entertain his friends.
6. Alice has built a network of local farmers for its ingredients, many of whom still works with 40 years later!
7. tomatoes Heirloom today probably wouldn't be so popular if it were not for the influence of Alice on food quality.
8. you can cook almost anything over an open flame without burning it.
9. Alice is a committed organic foodie, helping to move the industry into the mainstream.
10. the edible Schoolyards program at Berkeley, and the whole country is the brainchild of Alice.
11. it was the first woman to win the title of "Best Chef in America."
12. Alice was the only woman to win the lifetime achievement award awarded by the Association s. Pellegrino 50 best restaurants.
13. Inductee for the California Hall of Fame.
14. one of the ten best chefs in the world in 1986 by cuisine et Vins de France.
15. How is this for a nickname: ' the mother of American cuisine.
16. Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook was named one of 50 best cookbooks of all time.
17. Chez Panisse Foundation, established 1996.
18. the Obama The White House Garden has been urged by Alice during a segment of 60 minutes 2009.
19. Alice is working on a policy programme to offer free healthy lunches for students throughout the country.
20. Vice President of Slow Food International.
21. has contributed to building the Yale sustainable food project.
22. at the request of Director Werner Herzog cooked his shoe, Alice for the film by Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe.
23. Alice is the Dean at the French Culinary Institute.
24. She has been sighted (writer) wandering Los Angeles ' Hollywood Farmers Markets sampling seasonal fruits and vegetables as if she is not Alice Waters!
25. the art of simple food is just that — an art and a beautiful one at that.
26. She said"teaching kids how to eat and how to live responsibly in a community is at the heart of an education."
27. and ask, "what is a revolution in education-a veritable delicious revolution. When the hearts and minds of our children are captured by a curriculum, enriched with experience in the garden, sustainability will become the lens through which they see the world. "
28. and. .. "Our full humanity is contingent on our hospitality: we can be complete only when we are giving something away; When you sit at the table and pass the peas to the person next to us we see that the person in a whole new way. "
29. Alice recognizes that eating is the most intimate place in the life of a human being — what we consume becomes us, therefore the quality is all about.
30. not only is it important what we eat, but Alice also believes that the presentation and surprise are the key elements to the eating experience.
31. Alice abhors the microwave oven.
32. However, she prefers simple methods of cooking: large metal spatula; a cast iron skillet; a gas stove or open flame.
33. Herbs are integral and important part of a meal.
34. Believes best when fresh salads are — as in just collected.
35. Condiments are facts, not bought.
36. Rearranged, "Alice Waters ' spells:" Slice "eat raw
37.67, retirement isn't even a thought for Alice.
38. Chez Panisse Foundation Mission: "to cultivate a new generation."
39. his love for uncompromising commitment to quality food has inspired and helped millions of others to pursue a pleasant and healthy relationship with their food.
40. Alice and Chez Panisse are expected to get much better — that were only to him for 40 years.
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