Tag Archives: In the Green Kitchen
The Edible Schoolyard throws its big annual bash
This weekend offers the opportunity to celebrate and support one of Berkeley’s best ideas. The Edible Schoolyard at King Middle School will be hosting its annual plant sale in the garden. Schoolyard founder Alice Waters will be on hand on Saturday morning to meet, greet and sign copies of her new book, “In the Green Kitchen”; and Bakesale Betty’s will be serving its iconic organic chicken sandwiches.
King students have spent the past months cultivating the … Continue reading »
Talk (or type) to Alice Waters
Alice Waters is one of Berkeley’s best-known residents, but I bet few of us have ever actually spoken to her.
Next Wednesday, we will have a chance.
Waters will participate in an on-line discussion about cooking for a website called Pass the Ball/WebEx, which describes itself as “an idea warehouse where people across the world are sharing ideas and collaborating together to turn good ideas into great ones.”
Berkeley residents can log on to the website at … Continue reading »
Alice Waters on kitchen fear, streakers and why she wanted to feed Bill Clinton a peach
Alice Waters appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday to promote her new book, In the Green Kitchen. She presented Maher with a basket of fresh produce, including lemons picked from Berkeley’s Edible Schoolyard. She talked about slow food and how it doesn’t necessarily mean slow-cooked food. “I could have a slow-food hot dog if I cared where the meat came for the hot dog, where the bun came from, where the ketchup came … Continue reading »
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