When I first went to Paris in 1965, I fell in love with the small, family-owned restaurants that existed everywhere then, as well as the markets and the French obsession with buying fresh food, often twice a day. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I once had an Early Girl tomato at my friend Jay's house, and I thought that was the best thing I'd ever had. But then I visited friends in Senegal, and I ate sea urchin pulled fresh out of the… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
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 Image
It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
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 Image
I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think health is the outcome of finding a balance and some satisfaction at the table. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
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 Image
