Coming to My Senses

The long awaited memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters recalls the circuitous road and tumultuous times leading to the opening of what is arguably America s most influential restaurant.When Alice Waters opened the doors of her little French restaurant in Berkeley, California in 1971 at the age of 27, no one ever anticipated the indelible mark it would leave on the culinary landscape Alice least of all Fueled in equal parts by naivet and a relentless pursuit of beauty and pure flavor, she turned her passion project into an iconic institution that redefined American cuisine for generations of chefs and food lovers In Coming to My Senses Alice retraces the events that led her to 1517 Shattuck Avenue and the tumultuous times that emboldened her to find her own voice as a cook when the prevailing food culture was embracing convenience and uniformity Moving from a repressive suburban upbringing to Berkeley in 1964 at the height of the Free Speech Movement and campus unrest, she was drawn into a bohemian circle of charismatic figures whose views on design, politics, film, and food would ultimately inform the unique culture on which Chez Panisse was founded Dotted with stories, recipes, photographs, and letters, Coming to My Senses is at once deeply personal and modestly understated, a quietly revealing look at one woman s evolution from a rebellious yet impressionable follower to a respected activist who effects social and political change on a global level through the common bond of food. Best Download Coming to My Senses By Alice Waters For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I desperately wanted to like this book I m a huge fan of Alice Waters, her restaurant Chez Panisse, and the work that she has done with transforming the food culture in American When the author was growing up, her family ate mostly convenience foods mashed potato flakes, boxed cake mixes, etc It wasn t until she spent a year abroad in France that she began to understand about flavor, freshness, and what it means to be thoughtful and intentional about your eating She wanted to bring that ex I desperately wanted to like this book I m a huge fan of Alice Waters, her restaurant Chez Panisse, and the work that she has done with transforming the food culture in American When the author was growing up, her family ate mostly convenience foods mashed potato flakes, boxed cake mixes, etc It wasn t until she spent a year abroad in France that she began to understand about flavor, freshness, and what it means to be thoughtful and intentional about your eating She wanted to bring that experience back to her life in the US, so she opened her little french restaurant, Chez Panisse in 1971 From the very beginning, there was a set menu that all diners were given It changed daily nowadays, weekly , based on what protein...I love this woman This book is exactly what I want to read this week, I started it on a flight from Hawaii and just finished two days later I swear by her cookbooks, she has changed my life and I got to meet her...I don t know why I even requested this book from the library Generally, I m interested in people who become chefs and what brought them to that vocation Years ago, I read many books on fascinating chefs that were well written This book is not one of them Alice Waters should just stick to cooking and forget about penning a memoir I could only get through half before I finally gave up I found the writing to be juvenile, boring, with tons of name dropping It see...Very fascinating but it takes place from her birth to Chez Panisse opening in 1971 some mentions take place past this time But it doesn t cover the most interesting parts of her life running a restaurant for 45...I realllyyyyy wanted this book to be good, because Alice is one of the most import Bay Area icons The book left me constantly wanting to knowShe glosses over key moments in her life and doesn t really give herself enough credit for what she did in the Bay It could have used a strong editor ...Disclosure I received this book for free from GoodreadsSadly, I didn t get through the book I did my best for 3 or 4 days, and finally conceded that I just wasn t going to make it I m at somewhat of a loss as to explain why, though I kept finding myself growing tired, or catching myself dazed out I know I was not at all a fan of the way the timelines would jump from her youth torecent events It seemed to prevent any coherent tale from forming I thought I would like th Disclosure I received this book for free from GoodreadsSadly, I didn t get through the book I did my best for 3 or 4 days, and finally conce...3.5 starsI decided to listen to this book because it is read by Alice Waters While she cannot really compare to the many wonderful, professionally trained actors who read audiobooks, I still enjoyed hearing the story from her She is in her 70s now, I think, and there is something mind blowing about hearing someone that age talk about how she payed for the building that i...loved Book ends at the opening of her cafe Chez Panisse Participated in Free Speech Movement, Berkeley while she tried to make her cafe perfect Lots of picture, very enjoyable.Well it starts with the pitiful photo on the front and doesn t progress much beyond that Alice is a remarkable woman especially if you watch the PBS special on American Masters but I didn t get it from the book She skips around and does tell all in regard to drugs and sex but it is all her early life that could have been covered in a couple chapters There is nothing about her life after the restaurant got successful, her daughter and the edible school yard These latter things I would have be Well it starts with the pitiful photo on the front and doesn t progress much beyond that Alice is a remarkable woman especially if you watch the PBS special on American Masters but I didn t get it from the book She skips around and does tell all in regard to drugs and sex but it is all her early life that could have been covered in a couple chapters There is nothing about her life after the restaurant got...Simple and honest, I was very taken with Waters clear and concise writing style as well as her willingness to be open and revealing Often she criticizes herself has being naive, but this is the part of her I felt most pulled into.I ate at Chez Panisse when I was in Berkeley about a month ago I ate at the cafe and wasn t entirely blown away with the experience, but it was definitely a nice meal and a nice place to share a meal with friends After reading the book, I can look back and say the l Simple and honest, I was very taken with Waters clear and concise writing style as well as her willingness to be open and revealing Often she criticizes herself has being naive, but this is the part of her I felt most pulled into.I ate at Chez Panisse when I was in Berkeley about a month ago I ate at the cafe and wasn t entirely blown away with the experience, but it was definitely a nice meal and a nice place to share a meal with friends After reading the book, I can look back and say the lighting particularly help...

• English
• 06 May 2018
Alice Waters
• Hardcover
• 304 pages
• 030771828X
• Alice Waters
• Coming to My Senses