Alice Waters News

Neither of the two New Jersey Hall of Fame nominees with Morris County roots managed to make the final cut, once the public and organization's own votes were counted.

Posted: Today at 7:26 a.m. Updated: Today at 8:33 a.m. An outdoor classroom at a middle school in Berkeley, Calif., serves a the basis for lessons in social studies, math and science.

James Andrews and Kathleen Kennedy went to plan B after they acquired restaurant space overlooking the Arkansas River on the RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks.

The Monday morning after a long holiday weekend is always a downer. As an antidote, consider taking five minutes to read this : "Back to the Land," an opinion piece by Maira Kalman that ran in The New York Times on Thanksgiving day.

Palate-pleasing cookbooks to give this season Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:43 Recent weeks have brought highly anticipated books like David Chang and Peter Meehan's "Momofuku," packed with recipes from Chang's popular New York restaurants; "Simple Fresh Southern" specialties from experts Matt Lee and Ted Lee; and a slew of baking ...

Alice Waters ate caramel corn out of the garbage. Anthony Bourdain lies to his children about Ronald McDonald.

For those wondering why Bay Area foodies routinely get so worked up over snide little comments from New York, 7x7 drink editor Jordan Mackay took a stab at the question in the New York Times last week, positing that Bay Area chefs may be a bit paralyzed after 30 years in Alice Waters' shadow.

The first fall crop is months away from harvest, but students at Avoyelles Public Charter School are already reaping the benefits of a new garden project through learning about the origins of food.

While chefs in New York think they can trash San Francisco's food scene from 3,000 miles away, some of us here in the Mission beg to differ.

Do we really need more recipes for beef stew, polenta, and ratatouille? If they're the result of the work and creativity of famed restaurateur and "food activist" Alice Waters... ...yes, in fact.

When friends say, "You should write a book," most people don't. But when you're the celebrated co-founder of the New York Review of Books and former longtime editorial director of Random House, and your friends include Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck and Judith Jones - who famously ushered Julia Child into print - the advice has more heft.

In the almost 10 years I've been cobbling together this timely Christmas gift-giving wish list, never have I seen so many outstanding Canadian cookbooks as today.

Alice Waters, founder of infamous Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse and a renowned chef and foodie, has written many cookbooks.

Ask children where food comes from, and some might say "the grocery store." George Watts Montessori Magnet School in Durham is working to change that perception.

"We have to change the way that we eat." That was a little more than seven years ago, not long after she had left her influential position as restaurant critic for The New York Times for the equally influential job as editor of Gourmet magazine.

A new book, 'Coco', asks the world's 10 most influential chefs to name the most exciting talents working today.

Wow, what a week of TC. Like I said before, it came down to fine-dining skills to make it into the Top 4. This must have been a tough week to leave for Eli.

What is brining a turkey? Why is it done? How is it done? Thanks. Ed, Wynnewood, Pa.

Look how stoked these Berkeley kids are on their badass school garden program- now where is SF's? As San Francisco public schools struggle to keep their salad bars stocked with a few local and organic options, Berkeley kids are benefiting from their towna s legendary reputation for sustainable grubbing.

We're beginning to believe that every culinary happening on the planet has a Bay Area connection.