Alice waters

You do need some dispensation for local farmers, because the fast food industry will promote the unsanitary conditions of farming. With vegetables, you have to be careful where they come from; you...

To have a basic ingredient that can be prepared a million different ways is a beautiful thing.

I used to think that I wanted to be a hat maker, but I don't think that would have worked out.

I really like having someone who knows about food and what goes well together make a meal for me.

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.

I'm focused on the next generation, because I think it's very hard to break the habit of adults who've got salt and sugar addictions and just ways of being in this world. It's very hard even for the...

My mother made a lot of things because she thought they'd be healthy for us. There were some very unfortunate experiences with whole wheat bread and bananas. I always tried to get rid of that sandwich...

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

I try not to do anything that's immoral.

I love those tiny little onions in the spring that are so small they're almost like a little chive.