Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
by Thomas McNamee
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Book Reviews of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
Book Review: Chez Panisse is tres magnifique!
Summary: 4 Stars
Alice Waters and Chez Panisse is unique in that it's definitely an extraordinary book about food and its preparation as well as a story about a movement that affected an entire industry. Adding to all that is the portrayal of Alice Waters as an individual with unusual focus and dedication to her ideals. The description of the lengths Chez Panisse extended themselves to prepare the finest meals using only the very best, freshest, local and organic ingredients makes you fully understand why the restaurant is considered among the very best in the USA. as well as internationally. If you love food and a good story, curl up with this book, a glass of wine, maybe some tapenade over crusty French bread and enjoy!Book Review: A great short story, but long on the read
Summary: 3 Stars
I just finished the book and although I was engaged in the story the first half of the book, the 2nd half really dragged. Maybe if you have had the great pleasure to dine at Alice's restaurant, perhaps the story would have kept your attention better than mine. It's interesting to learn about the evolution of fine dining in this country and the recent movement for slow food. Alice Waters is a hero for her work way beyond the walls of her restaurant. However, the writing was inconsistent.Book Review: Inspirational
Summary: 5 Stars
Coming from a family of chefs with no formal training I was so inspired by Alice Waters...I also believe that we have to use the best possible ingredients to save our health and our earth and to also enjoy the taste of food to the utmost...I love to read about the person who started this revolution in our country...I couldn't put the book down...I brought it on a week-end trip to New York and found myself skipping alot of New York because I did not want to stop reading the book...Book Review: Well-written social history of a food revolution
Summary: 4 Stars
You will understand how radical a concept Chez Panisse restaurant was in its inception, and truly up until 10-15 years ago, after reading this juicy and compelling book. For all of Alice Waters' eccentricities, at times hard to overlook in terms of the practicalities of running a restaurant, you end up understanding how the simplest concepts in our society are so often the hardest to execute post- the 1950s industrialization and consolidation of the food industry.Book Review: Alice Waters & Chez Panisse
Summary: 4 Stars
I have a lot of admiration for Alice Waters, and boy is her restaurant good--but she is waaaaay out there. Anthony Bourdain put it well in his latest book.