“Everything tastes better with butter. Meat that has fat in it is tender in a cer…” — Alice Waters

If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone.

I was a very picky eater.

I once had an Early Girl tomato at my friend Jay's house, and I thought that was the best thing I'd ever had. But then I visited friends in Senegal, and I ate sea urchin pulled fresh out of the sea. It tasted like the ocean.

My real emphasis is on the farmers who are taking care of the land, the farmers who are really thinking about our nourishment.