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40 Years of Chez Panisse

The Power of Gathering

by Alice Waters, Calvin Trillin and Michael Pollan

40 Years of Chez Panisse

Hardcover, 303 pages, Random House Inc, List Price: $55 | purchase

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A photographic tribute to the Berkeley restaurant traces its cultural history through the stories of its famous proprietress and her personal and professional friends, celebrating the restaurant's tradition of gathering around the table and its pioneering sustainable foods practices.

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Alice Waters: 40 Years Of Sustainable Food

Alice Waters is the author of eight books, including The Art of Simple Food: Notes and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution.

August 22, 2011 Waters founded her Berkeley restaurant, Chez Panisse, long before "organic" or "locally grown" entered the vernacular. In 40 Years at Chez Panisse, Waters looks back on the sustainable food movement and the momentum it has built in recent years.

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