Alice Waters

Home Cooking Snapshots

Clicking on a tile in the mosaic below will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs. Enjoy the pix.

Ratatouille

If there’s a dish that really epitomizes the height of summer, it’s ratatouille. Wikipedia tells us that it’s a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice, and that […]

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San Francisco Snapshots

I’m just getting around to posting these pix. I was on vacation in January and the early part of February, during which I visited B’s parents in Austin, TX, and […]

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Heirloom Bean Soup with Mussels and Winter Vegetables, and Watercress Pesto

(excerpted from the video above) Q: “We have schools across […]

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Chickpeas with Winter Greens and Almonds

There is a world of difference between chickpeas prepared from scratch, and canned versions. With the latter, what you save in terms of convenience sacrifices taste and beauty as the […]

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Odds and Ends

You may have noticed a new blog format in the last day or so. That came about because someone mentioned that post (and possibly comment) visibility was an issue. With […]

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Summer Squash

According to Wikipedia, summer squash are a subset of squashes that are harvested when immature (while the rind is still tender and edible). All summer squashes are the fruits of […]

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Blue Hill Washington Square

Opened in 2000, Blue Hill Washington Square is the creation of Chef Dan Barber. The restaurant occupies a landmark speakeasy dating from Prohibition, just a stone’s throw away from Washington […]

The Spamwise Chronicles

A blog devoted to the beauty of food.

Alice Waters

Home Cooking Snapshots

Ratatouille

San Francisco Snapshots

Heirloom Bean Soup with Mussels and Winter Vegetables, and Watercress Pesto

Chickpeas with Winter Greens and Almonds

Odds and Ends

Summer Squash

Blue Hill Washington Square