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1 Savory Sight: Lunch at Chez Panisse Cafe
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2 Happy Birthday Alice!
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3 Gazpacho Two Ways — Beginner and Expert
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4 Must-Read: Chez Panisse Desserts
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5 What's Your Favorite Style of Pizza?
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6 Yummy Links: From Sandra Lee to Ferran Adria
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7 What Do You Know About Chez Panisse?
Alice Waters's Chez Panisse Café is still a hallmark of California cuisine. Just ask lauren, who documented a recent Chez Panisse Café lunch in our Savory Sights group. Everyone needs to splurge every once in a while. That is exactly what my foodie friend and I did when she came to visit, we hit up Chez Panisse Café! It is less fancy than the actual restaurant and a little easier to get into. Read more
Over the weekend, famed California restaurant Chez Panisse celebrated its 40th birthday. The Berkeley eatery, which Alice Waters opened on Aug. 28, 1971, pioneered the farm-to-table, local, and sustainable movement that's practiced in so many kitchens today. To honor the eatery, I've put together this quiz that tests your knowledge of Chez Panisse. From chefs who've worked there to notable Read more
Sandra Lee's five tips for hosting the perfect Halloween party. — Eatocracy The famed Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse has been dissed by the just-released 2011 Michelin guide. — Grub Street SF Curried sweet potato soup with brown rice is healthy and delicious. — Serious Eats Mass marketers discover a farm trend among young people. — Feast Here's a kid-approved organic candy taste test. Read more
Call her what you will, but it's undeniable that Alice Waters is a pioneer in sustainable cooking practices. I personally had never even heard of eating locally or organic until I had a conversation about Waters's famed northern California restaurant Chez Panisse, which opened in 1971. Today restaurants and grocery stores are filled with the words "local," "organic," and "sustainable," as well as Read more
Having spent some serious time in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, I've had my share of love affairs with all kinds of pizza, from the giant, thin pies at Grimaldi's in Brooklyn to the sausage-stuffed deep dish at Giordano's to the organic, local ingredient-laden, egg-topped variety at Alice Waters's Chez Panisse. But if I had to choose, my favorite type of pie would be the one made in the Read more
I'm crazy about Summer for many reasons, a major one being the season's amazing selection of stone fruits and berries. So I was beyond excited when a close friend surprised me with a new cookbook that takes advantage of my love for fruit: Chez Panisse Desserts ($20.70). This book, which is over 20 years old, is one in a series of seven cookbooks from the kitchen of Chez Panisse, the legendary Read more
Even if you aren't a fan of warm soups in Summer, it'd be hard not to get behind the tart, herbaceous, chilled Spanish soup known as gazpacho. In-season tomatoes provide a savory acidity, emulsified olive oil gives a creamy mouth-feel, and garlic packs a punch. In traditional Spanish recipes, the addition of day-old bread adds weight and body. Make the soup by pulsing ripe tomatoes with other Read more
Today, April 28, is Alice Waters' birthday. Waters is one of the most influential chefs of our time: her famed restaurant Chez Panisse single handedly spearheaded the California cuisine movement. To wish her a very happy birthday I've put together a quiz. Take the quiz and learn more about Alice and her accomplishments! Source Take the Quiz Read more
Levi's teams up with Alice Waters to make Chez Panisse anniversary tees. — Eater Why Anthony Bourdain's Paula Deen diss smacks of culinary elitism. — New York Times Top food compilations and cookbooks for Fall. — Huffington Post Food Check out these borderline inappropriate oyster names. — The Daily Meal Real ways to reduce waste in the kitchen. — Food Republic It's true: obnoxious Read more
