Summary: It explores the remarkable life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and influential figures in the history of American gastronomy. Tower began his career at the renowned Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, becoming a pioneering figure in the emerging California cuisine movement. After leaving Chez Panisse, due in part to a famously contentious relationship with founder Alice Waters,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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McNamee, Thomas

Summary: The authorized biography of Alice Waters and the San Francisco 1970s counterculture food revolution that invented "American cuisine." Not so long ago it was nearly impossible to find a cappuccino or a croissant in this country, most people had no idea what "organic" food was, and even fewer thought about "sustainable farming." But in 1971, in Berkeley, a young Francophile opened a small...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2007

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Waters, Alice

Summary: "It has been four and a half decades since Alice Waters opened the doors of Chez Panisse, the 'little French restaurant' in Berkeley, California, that has been at the leading edge of the American culinary revolution ever since. Fueled in equal parts by naïveté and a relentless pursuit of beauty and pure flavor, Alice transformed our relationship with food, fine dining, and what it means to eat...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2017

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Singer, Fanny

Summary: "A cookbook and culinary memoir about growing up as the daughter of culinary legend Alice Waters: a story of food, family, and figuring out who you are"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020

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Barnet, Andrea

Summary: This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. With a keen eye for historical detail, Andrea Barnet traces the arc of each woman's career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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McKenna, Mark

Summary: "Return to Uluru explores the cold case that strikes at the heart of Australia's white supremacy -- the death of an Aboriginal man in 1934; the iconic life of a white, "outback" police officer; and the continent's most sacred and mysterious landmark. Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum's storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died eighty-five years...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC 2022

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Freeman, Amy

Summary: "In an age when humans are more disconnected from nature than ever, the future of our species and the ecosystems that support us will be endangered if wilderness is lost. Wilderness nourishes us and is the North Star guiding us toward a sustainable future. We must not lose sight of its value, and we must speak loudly for these quiet places."--Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 FRE