When choosing a famous culinarian I probably should have chosen someone a bit more famous like Paula Deen, Gordon Ramsey, or Anthony Bourdain; (at least that way I would have a plethora of bios, summaries, and different multi medias to work with) who mind you are all amazing chefs and have made great names for themselves. But they are all “cookie cutter” chefs. They each have amazing talent and great TV personalities. But what have any of them done to enhance our industry? what have they done to revitalize a dieing breed? The only thing any of them have done is enhance their own bank accounts and pawn off basic knowledge that should have been passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately in our fast paced culture no one has time or energy to do anything more than watch people cook on TV and re-heat pre made dishes that have been so processed im not sure they are anything but flavored calories. Its a sad brave new world we live in, which brings me to the main topic of this essay: Alice Waters. I doubt many of you have ever heard of her. She is most famous for her restaurant in my home town of Berkeley California, called Chez Panisse. The restaurant menu changes daily based on whats in season and available. Unfortunately before I can get into all the juicy fun facts about Alice (like how drunk she and mom would get at the bar) Ill have to give you a quick dry briefing on who what where when and why our heroine exists. Alice Waters, born April 28th 1944, chef, author, and the proprietor of Chez Panisse, she is an American pioneer of a culinary philosophy that maintains that cooking should be based on the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients that are produced sustainable and locally. She is an advocate for a food ec... ... middle of paper ... ...s so clinical and "normal" it really almost pushed me away from the culinary field completely. But Alice with her self sustaining restaurant, friends and family based meals. Taking what the community had to offer and giving right back tenfold! thats what being a chef is. Being a chef really has nothing to do with how efficiently you can butcher half a cow, how perfect your battonet slice is or how aromatic and golden your basic stock is. Being a chef is being a community leader/activist. Not raping your neighbors for profit or burning out the land to keep produce costs at a profitable margin. Alice waters may not have her own show on food network. she may not be renowned for inventing some new souffle. Works Cited http://www.forbestravelguide.com/tastemaker/alice-waters/how-does-alice-waters-define-california-cuisine http://www.chezpanisse.com/about/alice-waters/
For my midterm assignment I have decided to research Alice Waters. Alice Waters is an author, chef, and the owner of the restaurant Chez Panisse She has followed the culinary philosophy that all cooking should be done using the freshest and finest seasonal ingredients that are locally produced and sustainably produced .
Paula Ann Hiers Deen was born in Albany, Georgia on January, 19, 1947. Her parents, Corrie A. and Earl Wayne Hiers Sr. raised her in Albany along with her younger brother Earl Hiers Jr., nicknamed “Bubba.” The Deen family provided a warm and inspiring environment for their children, where following your dreams and passions were always stressed. From an early age, this belief stuck with Paula as she always pursued her love for preparing food even when she was a toddler. Helping her grandmother, when she was only six years old, create family meals was always something she enjoyed; cooking for her family was definitely something Paula stayed true to throughout her years. Deen was especially close to her father, Earl, and stuck to calling him by her toddler-given nickname “Diddy,” until the day he died. On her website, Paula Deen wrote an article that emphasized their strong bond: even saying that her father “was the most marvelous man God ever put breath in,” (Deen and Cohen; “Paula”).
Jamie Oliver is a renowned culinary chef who is creating a remarkable movement by improving Americans’ cooking habits. Oliver plans to educate them the things they are eating are unhealthy and hoping to get them back in the kitchen. United States is the number one country that is facing Obesity causing increases in diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other lifestyle diseases. Throughout his speech he uses the transactional model to get his message across the audience. Oliver made sure his message got through by delivering a great speech with a good communication with the audience.
Spinning plates, a documentary that captivated my eyes from the beginning till the end. There were many things that was said that I could learn from. The very first thing that was said in the documentary was “every restaurant exist to entertain people, no one needs to eat out. Why do you go to a restaurant?” I was moved complete once I heard this, everyone could make themselves something everyone may have a friend that can cook for them however, the customer decides to eat at your restaurant for a reason. There is something that they liked when they dined at your restaurant the first time or they could have read or heard great reviews about this place. No matter if is an upscale restaurant or it a family owned little diner that has not been here for years or it is the towns longest existing restaurant it is important to take pride if what you own and never forget the vision.
A priest named St. Jerome once stated, “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Till your good is better and your better is best.” One is to keep on working until they are the unsurpassed at their passion. Julia Child cooked for a living. She was born in Pasadena, California, on August 15, 1912 (Shapiro, 2007). Julia Child created Mastering the Art of French Cooking that launched television show, innovated recipes in both the cookbook plus the television show, and changing the way Americans thought of cooking. She became a role model and an icon; all while doing what she loved.
Famous writers are everywhere, but what are the writers famous for. People may know Alice Walker as a famous writer, but what was she famous for? When I asked people questions about Alice Walker, some can only give some vital statistics and some will just shrug their shoulder and say, “I don’t know.” In my research paper I will be giving some brief facts about Alice Walker and I will also be answering some questions. Questions like “What did Alice Walker do to make her a famous writer?” “What obstacles did she have to go through to become a popular writer?” and “How is Alice Walker doing now?” These are some of the most frequently asked questions and I will be answering them in this research paper.
Sophie Treadwell was born on October 3, 1885 in Stockton, California. She is known mostly as a playwright, but wrote in various other genres also. Her written works not only include plays, but also books and novels, fiction and non-fiction. Her journalism career was quite successful. Her commentaries and articles were always captivating to the public eye. Sophie frequently followed sensational stories in the news, some of which gained much acclaim, one being her interview with Pancho Villa.
Alice Walker, one of the best-known and most highly respected writers in the US, was born in Eatonton , Georgia, the eighth and last child of Willie Lee and Minnie Lou Grant Walker. Her parents were sharecroppers, and money was not always available as needed. At the tender age of eight, Walker lost sight of one eye when one of her older brothers shot her with a BB gun by accident. This left her in somewhat a depression, and she secluded herself from the other children. Walker felt like she was no longer a little girl because of the traumatic experience she had undergone, and she was filled with shame because she thought she was unpleasant to look at. During this seclusion from other kids her age, Walker began to write poems. Hence, her career as a writer began.
Realism is often portrayed by writers such as Alice Walker. Her poems, essays, short stories, and novels portray her views on feminism and civil rights while giving a realist approach that has provoked readers for many years. Her horrific and brutally honest writing style made the world see a different view of minority women and allowed her to receive the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Color Purple (“Alice Walker”). She lived a life of poverty and racial discrimination, which led her to become an opinionated feminist. Walker’s realistic writing style portrays her obscure upbringing and her feminist opinions; in her work The Color Purple, she shows the aspects of growing up as a minority woman and the frequency of racial discrimination.
The TedTalk presented by Jamie Oliver, chef and activist, aims to contribute to a food revolution. After growing up working in his father’s pub-restaurant, Oliver eventually established a passion for cuisine. His business developed into starring on TV shows, writing cookbooks and even developing cookware. Eventually, he created a business model called the Fifteen Foundation, which teaches children from a lower socioeconomic status to cook. Through his fame, he is currently advocating through campaigns, such as Jamie’s School Dinner. His campaign’s focuses on improving the lives of the future generations through educating children on the importance of proper nutrition. Oliver’s previous background in culinary studies, equips him with
With time, my simplistic obsession with culinary fame and fortune was replaced by more complex and varying interests. Regardless of this divergence, I still returned the kitchen, eager to experiment and combine my newfound fascinations. My kitchen, once a studio, became a lab,
California leads as the largest agricultural powerhouse and farm income in the United States by providing for consumers over two hundred types of crops; and represents about 73% of the state's agricultural revenues collected from crops (Economy of California, 2009). The perception of Californian cuisine is based on the fact that California has lots of agricultural products from which a variety of fresh ingredients are made. The foundation of today’s Californian cuisine and how it has flourished in to its current style can be considered very subjective or can be defined as individual’s opinion based on their own experiences .In general, Californian cuisine is characterized by different combinations of local cuisine of California.
Alice Walker is a well known poet, novelist, essayist, educator, biographer, and editor and her quote “Black women can survive only by recovering the rich heritage of their ancestors,” best characterizes her works and life as a black women in this world.
According to, Natural News reports that 1980’s and 1990’s obesity doubled for adults and tripled for children. Unfortunately, Child faced a large amount of criticism due to her recipes having ingredients such as, butter and heavy cream. She believed ''Everybody is overreacting. If fear of food continues, it will be the death of gastronomy in the United States” (Lawson, Carol. Julia Child boiling, answers her critics). Julia believed that food was the most stress-free and most guiltless pleasure in life and that we should not dread food. Even though, she had these critics it did not affect the individuals who obtained enjoyment from her food
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be a chef. However, if one has a passion for cooking it will pay off. I am a creative person and cooking has endless possibilities of creativity, such as the way you make it and the way you plate it. I want to become a chef and hopefully open a restaurant one day. To do that, you need to learn the basic skills. Julia Child once said, “No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.”