Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook, (Hardcover)

from kayanelson

Alice Waters is a very interesting person. Kind of a hippie but then kind of not. Definitely creative--and never seemed to worry about money that much.

from MM_Jones

As a biography, I found this a strangely disjointed story. Too much miscellaneous detail and not enough on why one would want to read about this person. Somewhat enlightened when I saw credit to two collaborators in the afterward, it makes more sense as an interview. The other telling point is th...

from strandbooks

I don't know how many cookbooks I've read or restaurants I've visited where they say they were inspired by Alice Waters. Her San Francisco restaurant Chez Panisse is famous for being one of the first to embrace local in season foods with a new menu every day. This memoir is about her childhood an...

from rglossne

Alice Waters is one of the most important figures in 20th century American food. She is the founder, owner and executive chef of Chez Panisse, an influential restaurant in Berkeley, and a moving force for local, organic, sustainable food. Waters came of age in Berkeley at the height of the Free S...