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Lucy Goodhart

One night last fall at a wine dinner at Chez Panisse, Alice Waters got up to address the dining room and made a surprising confession. “Shame on me,” she said, “for paying so little attention to California wine. I had no idea what was going on underneath my nose all this time. And to think that it was through my daughter, Fannie, that I discovered something so important around me.”

10/19/094:36 pm
USF’s California Prize Dinner, Nov. 5 – USF Campus The University of San Francisco’s California Prize for Service and the Common Good is awarded annually for significant service with the poor or marginalized and/or groundbreaking achievements in pursuit of the common good of all members of society. The 2009 recipient is legendary chef, restaurateur, and champion of the "slow food" movement, Alice Waters. Please join us for an exciting evening honoring Ms. Waters on Thursday, November 5.
06/18/092:31 pm

Alice Waters may have committed a recent faux pas over shark fin soup (see YouTube video), but we still love her for bringing the local, slow food movement to the forefront of San Francisco culinary culture. Catch her as she makes a short stop at Omnivore Books to discuss her latest, The Edible Schoolyard. The event benefits the Chez Panisse Foundation. Don't forget to bring a copy of your book for signing.

“I’m just put into that arugulance place," says Alice Waters.

Oh, Alice. It's as if she's suddenly been thrust front and center into the real world—the cruel world that lies past our cozy, often smug 7x7-plus square miles of sustainable bubbliciousness. First there was the 60 Minutes interview where she baked an egg in a wood-fired oven in her kitchen as an example of a quick and easy breakfast that just about anyone could whip up. Of late, there's been the Obama's garden, a victory perhaps for Alice, but not necessarily one's she's going to get credit for.

RN74 nears. Get excited.

Welcome to our partnership with Eater. For this weekly Friday column, Eater editor Paolo Lucchesi gives his opinionated report on all the restaurant news that's fit to print, including all kinds of upcoming projects, hot downtown debuts, and Alice Waters' breakfast-making tips (just place a cracked egg in a hot, wood-fired oven and voila!).

02/12/091:47 pm

This year, Black Truffle Week at Chez Panisse crept up on us, but you still have a chance. Make a reservation now and enjoy their special menu, layered top to bottm in black truffle madness.

Read how David Tanis, executive chef at Chez Panisse throws a dinner party.

The bar at Heaven's Dog
Photo by Jennifer Yin

Welcome to our exciting new partnership with Eater. For this weekly Friday column, Eater editor Paolo Lucchesi gives his opinionated report on all the restaurant news that's fit to print, including chef gossip, a bit of PlumpJackin', hot openings, sad closings, and even some Top Chef updates.

CEO Jeremy Stoppelman writes in defense of Yelpers like these.
Gloomy Little Cloud at Flickr

Welcome to our exciting new partnership with Eater. For this weekly Friday column, Eater editor Paolo Lucchesi gives his opinionated report on all the restaurant news that's fit to print, including chef gossip, openings and closings, Top Chef updates and the latest pizza slingers.

Is Red's Java House a done deal? We hope not.
Stefanie Michejda

Welcome to our exciting new partnership with Eater. For this weekly Friday column, log on to get editor Paolo Lucchesi's opinionated reports on all the latest restaurant news that's fit to print, including chef gossip, Bauer-isms, Top Chef updates and unidentified flying donuts.

12/10/083:31 pm

This Week's Top Eat + Drink Events

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1. Bavarian Brews
Tonight, get in a German state-of-mind at the Bavarian beer dinner at Local Kitchen. Eight unusual beers will be poured and paired with an assortment of dishes. The dinner is $75 (excluding tax and gratuity); reserve your spot by emailing by emailing vinonotes@yahoo.com