49 Alice Waters Quotes for You to Enjoy

Alice Waters

American Chef

Born: Apr 28, 1944

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This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive. Alice Waters

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The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care about the land and what they put in the food. Alice Waters

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I really am at a place where I think we need to feed every child at school for free and feed them a real school lunch that's sustainable and nutritious and delicious. It needs to be part of the curriculum of the school in the same way that physical education was part of the curriculum, and all children participated. Alice Waters

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You have to take it upon yourself and preserve and can foods that you'll want for the winter. Alice Waters

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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

I think America's food culture is embedded in fast-food culture. And the real question that we have is: How are we going to teach slow-food values in a fast-food world? Of course, it's very, very difficult to do, especially when children have grown up eating fast food and the values that go with that. Alice Waters

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We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other people want to eat Bronx grapes and nourish themselves. I pay a little extra, but this is what I want to do. Alice Waters

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I think health is the outcome of finding a balance and some satisfaction at the table. Alice Waters

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Hard-boiled eggs are wonderful when they're really done right. I bring the water to a boil, and then I put in the eggs. And then I boil them for - well, it depends on the size of the egg - maybe eight minutes. Alice Waters

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I am an optimist of the first order. Alice Waters

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I feel like old age in America is a very sad thing. I have been many different places around the world where getting older is something you look forward to. Alice Waters

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The biggest thing you can do is understand that every time you're going to the grocery store, you're voting with your dollars. Support your farmers' market. Support local food. Really learn to cook. Alice Waters

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