There is Nothing Like Cooking Over a Wood Fire...

Alice Waters has been our heroine for a very long time. She has not only spearheaded the movement towards organic, seasonal, sustainable, slowly-cooked and locally grown food, but she has also started a wonderful project called The Edible Schoolyard which teaches children to respect and value nutritional, natural food from a very young age.
We have used her cookbooks faithfully over the years, with wonderful results every time. At her charming restaurant in Berkeley, Chez Panisse, (considered the birthplace of California Cuisine) they use a wood-fired oven fueled by grape wood.
Great food and atmosphere evokes wonderful memories, and our times there are unforgettable!
Alice Waters has a new book out that we will definitely be reading soon: