Alice Waters

Edible Schoolyard Project Faces Funding Cuts

School Lunch

The edible schoolyard project that Alice Waters began with the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Berkeley in 1995 is a truly visionary project. Since it’s beginning 17 years ago it has spread across North America as well as the world. Alice Waters of Chez Panisse restaurant is the mother of the Delicious revolution that is sweeping the globe. She has been my inspiration ever since I started cooking. I have also had the chance to visit the original MLK Edible Schoolyard so this movement holds a very special place in my heart. Unfortunately, as the article below lays out, the future of this program looks like it might get cut off, just when we need it most–when the USDA thinks it is appropriate to feed kids pink slime for lunch – yuck.

Conde Naste Hot Chef

Conde Naste Hot Chef

A few years ago I was the Executive Chef of The Strand Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). The Strand is a historical boutique hotel built by the famous Armenian Sarkie brothers in 1901. The Sarkies also established the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore and the E & O (Eastern and Oriental) in ...

Improving Health for Communities in Need

Improving Health for Communities in Need

I recently came across the organization NextCourse in my travels on the web. As they say, San Francisco is indeed at the forefront of improvement and ever since Alice Waters started the Edible Schoolyards project in 1995, I have been very excited with what is going on down there. Next Course include ...