American - Chef | April 28, 1944 -
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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Food can be very transformational, and it can be more than just about a dish. That's what happened to me when I first went to France. I fell in love. And if you fall in love, well, then everything is easy.
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I am an optimist of the first order.
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I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.
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I do feel like food should cost more, because we aren't paying farmers a living wage. It has to cost more.
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I believe there should be breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack, all for free and for every child that goes to school. And all food that is good, clean and fair.
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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.
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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.
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I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country.
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If I've gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then I'm really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. It's effortless.
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Organize yourself so you aren't struggling to shop at the last minute. When you have real food, it's very easy to cook.
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We've been so disconnected agriculturally and culturally from food. We spend more time on dieting than on cooking.
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