Alice
Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, activist and author. She owns
Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic and
locally-grown foods. Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971 and it is always
ranked among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Waters has been a huge
supporter for organic food for over 40 years and has been called the mother of
American food. She says that eating organic foods is essential for both
taste and health of the environment. Waters has written several books on
food and cooking, including Chez Panisse Cooking and The Art of
Simple Food. She founded the Chez Panisse Foundation in 1996 after
establishing the Edible Schoolyard program at Berkeley’s Martin Luther King,
Jr. Middle School in Berkeley. This Schoolyard program is a 1 acre organic
garden and kitchen classroom, where the student are involved in growing,
harvesting, and cooking foods from the garden. Her healthy food revolution is
signified by Michelle Obama’s White House organic vegetable garden. In
addition, Waters has served as Vice President of Slow Food International since
2002.
