Usually, cheap food is not nutritious. You're feeding people, but you're not really feeding people something that is good for them. Alice Waters cheapfeedfood Change image and share on social
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. Alice Waters agechangeearly Change image and share on social
The problem with living in a fast-food nation is that we expect food to be cheap. Alice Waters cheapexpectfast Change image and share on social
My kitchen has a wood-burning oven, a large worktable, and windows all around, including one above the sink. I think whoever is washing the dishes needs to have a lot of beauty around. Alice Waters beautyburndish Change image and share on social
I don't think it ever works to tell people what they can't eat. They can do it for so long, and then they fall off. You have to bring them into a new relationship with food. Alice Waters bringeatfall Change image and share on social
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. Alice Waters cookeffortlessfish share on social
I came to all the realizations about sustainability and biodiversity because I fell in love with the way food tastes. That was it. And because I was looking for that taste I feel at the doorsteps of the organic, local, sustainable farmers, dairy people and fisherman. Alice Waters biodiversitydairydoorstep share on social
This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive. Alice Waters alivedelightfullygather Change image and share on social
The way we subsidize food makes it cheaper to go to McDonald's and get a hamburger than a salad, and that's insane. It's pure government policy. Alice Waters cheapfoodgovernment Change image and share on social
I just hope Americans come to understand that food isn't something to be manipulated by our teeth and shoved down our gullet, that it's our spiritual and physical nourishment and important to our well-being as a nation. Alice Waters americanfoodgullet share on social
