why I have alice water's card in my bag

Maybe if you’re not a foodie you aren’t familiar with the name Alice Waters (but you should be, regardless). I don’t have the energy to list all of the incredible things she’s done here, but she’s a huge deal in the food world and I got to not only meet her today, but hear her speak for an entire hour as one of just three other people in the room. (!!!) She’s such an incredible visionary and listening to her opinions on everything from getting your kids to eat healthy foods (if they grow it and prepare it, they’ll like it!) to the upcoming election (she told us she talked to Michelle Obama about putting a vegetable garden on the front lawn of the White House) was so interesting. I left feeling really inspired—she has this teeny tiny little voice (and a matching teeny tiny body) but the things she says are so deep. It made me want to run out and buy her book, The Art of Simple Food. And now I’m daydreaming about dining at Chez Panisse (if I ever get out to the West Coast/become filthy rich).