Alice Waters: We Are What We Eat

Few people have had a greater influence on the way the world thinks about food than Alice Waters.A chef, author, activist, and founder of the legendary Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse, Alice has spent more than five decades advocating for local, seasonal, organically grown food and a closer relationship between farmers, cooks, and the people they feed.In this episode, Host Dan Imhoff speaks with Alice about the experiences that shaped her philosophy—from growing up with her family’s Victory Garden and discovering seasonality in France, to opening Chez Panisse in 1971 and helping build a community that would influence generations of chefs, farmers, and food thinkers.We talk about the early days of the organic food movement, the farmers who transformed the way Alice cooked, and the Montessori education that influenced her approach to food and learning. Alice also reflects on 30 years of the Edible Schoolyard Project, her vision for school-supported agriculture, why meaningful work matters, and her enduring belief that beauty—and eating together—can be a language of care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.