Subscribe
Flavorful, nourishing reading selected by the chef, author, and visionary.
Alice Waters's influence on American cooking is hard to overstate. She opened her now-legendary restaurant Chez Panisse (named Best Restaurant in America by Gourmet) in 1971, creating dishes using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients long before sustainability was en vogue. She is the author of a veritable cornucopia of cookbooks, most recently 40 Years of Chez Panisse, which chronicles the history of her signature restaurant and reflects on the deep cultural influence that her philosophy of food has attainted. When we asked her to pick three books, Waters selected a trio of fascinating reads brimming with insights on matters that stretch from the stomach to the soul.
By Maira Kalman
"During its original run on the New York Times website, I regularly printed out Maira's illustrated journal and bound it myself. You can imagine how happy I was when it was published with its charming Thanksgiving entry about food and edible education!"
By Jean Giono
"This slim volume was appropriately titled "The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness" when it was first published in Vogue in 1954 by the wonderful French writer, Jean Giono. More than fifty years later, it is still an uplifting parable for the challenges we face."
By Raj Patel
"I was immediately drawn to the provocative title of Raj Patel's second book. In this world of fast food values, Raj is able to bring us back to our senses with his brilliant discourse."
Email
Print
Share
A controversial sensation in Norway, A Man in Love is the second book of six in the series, detailing Knausgaard’s separation from his wife, his move to Stolkholm and the dogged pursuit of a mesmerizing poet.
This newly reissued Cold War classic profiles an Israeli spy obsessed with an English girl half his age, and his attempts to win her love without ever revealing his true identity.
Three Chicago journalism students attend an “innocence” seminar that will teach them how to release the wrongfully accused from prison. But as innocents are jailed, a killer roams free, and the students are next on the hit list.
Please sign in to add a comment on this article.