Chez Panisse

"Though focusing on local, artisanal ingredients is now de rigueur in California and elsewhere, Waters is still the master."

"Californian cuisine is so much a product of Alice Waters's genius that all other restaurants following in her wake should be dated A.A.W. (After Alice Waters)." Full review

"Chefs David Tanis and Jean-Pierre Moulle... keep the standards high." Full review

"Following a fire, Alice Waters' "inspired" "gastronomic shrine" in Berkeley is again welcoming acolytes who come for "simple" yet "exquisite" "seasonal" Cal-Med prix fixes..." Full review

"Cook Werner Herzog’s shoe circa 1980, drink some Bandol, break bread with Berkeley radicals, drink some more Bandol, build organic empire and they will come."