Alice Waters Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world.”

“It's hard to come into a new relationship with food unless you're engaged in an interactive way at an early age; it's hard to change your values.”

“I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house.”

“I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.”

“My real emphasis is on the farmers who are taking care of the land, the farmers who are really thinking about our nourishment.”

“Organize yourself so you aren't struggling to shop at the last minute. When you have real food, it's very easy to cook.”

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

“When you have good ingredients, cooking doesn't require a lot of instruction because you can never go very wrong.”

“If we want children to learn to tend the land and nourish themselves and have conversations at the table, we need to communicate with them in ways that are positive.”

“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 of meat and poultry.”