The Executives' Exchange Episode 044 – Alice Waters, Food Activist, Chef, Founder & Owner, Chez Panisse
Episode 044 – Alice Waters, Food Activist, Chef, Founder & Owner, Chez Panisse
On this episode of the Executives’ Exchange, we welcome Alice Waters, Food Activist, Chef, and Founder & Owner of Chez Panisse with guest host Paul Kahan, Executive Chef and Partner at One Off Hospitality. Alice recalls her journey to launch Chez Panisse and rebuild people's connection with their food. Tune in to discover more about the Edible School Yard Project and the slow food movement. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Avec River North.
00:00 – Intro 00:47 – Paul Kahan Intro 03:45 – Alice passion beginning 05:49 – Origin of Chez Panisse 15:11 – Paul Kahan memory of Waters 16:13 – Shoutout to the day’s chefs 17:55 – Evolve Network 19:01 – Mt. Rushmore of culinary 21:48 – Message from our sponsor, Shure 22:19 – Edible School Yard Project beginning 23:22 – Influence to start the project 25:45 – Sensorily deprived world 26:15 – MLK middle school project vision 29:37 – Edible School Yard Project map 30:59 – Connection with food and people 33:58 – Amazing revelation with the project 36:00 – Waters parent’s victory garden 37:04 – Future of institutes 45:09 – Water’s advice to leaders 50:21 – Outro
Episode Link: Chez Panisse | Edible School Yard Project
Guest Host: Paul Kahan, Executive Chef and Partner, One Off Hospitality
Producer: Eva Penar, Chief Content & Communications Officer, The Executives’ Club of Chicago
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