40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering.

First Edition of 40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering; Warmly Inscribed by Alice Waters

40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering.

WATERS, Alice.

Item Number: 120556

New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2011.

First edition of this this work on the history of the legendary Chez Panisse. Quarto, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Gracie With love and gratitude, Alice.” In fine condition. Illustrated by Michael Pollan. Foreword by Calvin Trillin.

Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971. Founded by Alice Waters, the restaurant is rooted in her conviction that the best-tasting food is organic, locally grown, and harvested in ecologically sound ways by people who are taking care of the land for future generations. The quest for such ingredients has always determined the restaurant’s cuisine, and, over the course of forty years, Chez Panisse has helped create a community of local farmers and ranchers whose dedication to sustainable agriculture assures the restaurant a steady supply of fresh and pure ingredients. In Forty Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering, Alice takes readers on her journey from the humble and visionary beginnings of the restaurant, through its rise and the acclaim, to the Café and the influential Chez Panisse Foundation. Organized by decade, the book includes a wealth of archival material and photographs—menus; invitations; pictures of Alice at the restaurant and around the world, with those who have passed through her life—and interviews from public figures and cooks who have been inspired by or mentored at the restaurant.

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