I think the biggest impediment to fixing the food system in the United States is that we expect food to be cheap. We want to by other things with our money. We're so disconnected from agriculture - from the culture… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
We've been so disconnected agriculturally and culturally from food. We spend more time on dieting than on cooking. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
It's a pleasure to talk to the farmers. That's my favorite part, always was. It's really the communication and exchange that builds communities. It's… — Alice Waters Copy Share
I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country. — Alice Waters Copy Share
I believe that every child in this world needs to have a relationship with the land...to know how to nourish themselves...and to know how… — Alice Waters Copy Share
I feel like old age in America is a very sad thing. I have been many different places around the world where getting older… — Alice Waters Copy Share
It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world. — Alice Waters Copy Share
I don't want food that comes from animals that are caged up and fed antibiotics. I am really suspicious of that kind of production… — Alice Waters Copy Share
I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house. — Alice Waters Copy Share
We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other… — Alice Waters Copy Share
The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care… — Alice Waters Copy Share
I think health is the outcome of finding a balance and some satisfaction at the table. — Alice Waters Copy Share
I eat meat, but no meat that isn't pastured is acceptable, and we probably need to eat a whole lot less. — Alice Waters Copy Share
Food should be cheap, and labor should be cheap, and everything should be the same no matter where you go; whether it's a McDonald's… — Alice Waters Copy Share
Whenever I want to know how to cook something, I can't ask one chef - I have to ask six. — Alice Waters Copy Share
Our full humanity is contingent on our hospitality; we can be complete only when we are giving something away; when we sit at the… — Alice Waters Copy Share
