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Alice Waters
Chef

Alice Waters

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Opening Chez Panisse and championing seasonal food from local growers.

Chez Panisse · Edible Schoolyard

Born
28 April 1944
Birthplace
Chatham, New Jersey, United States

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Alice Waters

Alice Waters is an American chef and food advocate associated with California cuisine and food education.

Early life

New Jersey childhood

Grew up before moving west for university.

Berkeley and France

Studied at Berkeley and developed her interest in food while spending time in France.

Career

  1. 1971

    Chez Panisse

    Opened the Berkeley restaurant.

  2. 1980s onward

    Food advocacy

    Promoted relationships between kitchens and local farms.

  3. 1990s onward

    School gardens

    Developed the Edible Schoolyard programme.

Restaurants & projects

Chez Panisse

Built menus around seasonal ingredients.

Edible Schoolyard

Connected growing and cooking food with school learning.

The Art of Simple Food

Published an approach to everyday cooking.

Beyond the kitchen

Education

Argues that access to good food belongs within public education.

Writing

Has published cookbooks and a memoir.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references ↗

Photo: usbotschaftberlin. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.