Alice Waters Chez Panisse by Thomas McNamee

I can't believe I am reading another foodie book. Really I am NOT a foodie. But I was curious about Alice Waters as her restaurant in California spawned the locavore movement in the U.S. Alice loves food, cooking and men. The restaurant business requires hours of time and the complicated meals she prepares exhausted me. She has some interesting boy friends and friends. I would love to go to one of her dinner parties at Chez Panisse. Her initial dream of a restaurant where neighbors come to eat and socialize, mushrooms (no pun intended) into a mecca for foodies thus displacing the neighborhood feel. Alice struggles most of the time to turn a profit. I would like to be her daughter, Fanny, and have delicious school lunches packed for me (I had cream cheese and jelly sandwiches every day for 10 years).  I skimmed a lot of this book but appreciated reading how dedicated someone can be to a passion they have...similar to Greg Mortenson. I am looking forward to our weekly produce box from our local farmers Annie and Sue coming soon!