Berkeley’s most famous restaurant now says it hopes to reopen sometime in 2022.
Chez Panisse
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COVID changed Chez Panisse, but Alice Waters is still taking care of local farmers
The iconic Berkeley restaurant’s new pandemic model works to preserve its suppliers and workers who make its farm-to-table philosophy possible.
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The pandemic ended his book tour, but chef-author David Lebovitz is in ‘good spirits’
The longtime food blogger and former Chez Panisse pastry chef says comfort food and cocktails will help us get through these times.
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Remembering Richard Warren Mazzera, Chez Panisse business manager, founder of César
An accomplished restaurateur, he also opened Assemble Restaurant in Richmond and Table food + drink in Rancho Santa Fe.
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Plates, pitchers, jars and more, all on sale at Alice’s restaurant. (Chez Panisse, that is)
The sale of the legendary restauranteur’s cast-offs, as well as those of her daughter, drew a huge crowd to Berkeley on Sunday morning.
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The world’s most curated garage sale? Alice Waters and her daughter to sell their cast-offs
It’s happening Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. right by Chez Panisse.
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Anissa Helou’s celebrated Islamic cuisine cookbook ‘Feast’ has a Chez Panisse connection
Chez Panisse chef Amy Dencler has been the recipe tester and friend to the award-winning cookbook author for years.
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Sounds delicious: Former Chez Panisse chef Cal Peternell cooks with celebrities on his new podcast
Cooking by Ear is a project from new media startup, Studiotobe, which will also partner with Peternell on a bar and casual dining restaurant in Old Oakland.
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Ask Nosh: Where did the term ‘Gourmet Ghetto’ come from?
Was it Herb Caen, Alice Kahn or someone else entirely who coined the phrase? You asked Nosh and we have the answer.
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Meet the man who introduced Italian regional specialty foods to the U.S.
Importer Rolando Beramendi has supplied restaurants with ingredients from Italy for years. Now, ‘Autentico’ has recipes and tips for making authentic Italian cuisine at home.
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Film crew on location in Berkeley for Alice Waters shoot
Many Berkeley residents got in touch to ask Berkeleyside what a large film production crew was doing at the home of the famous Chez Panisse owner.
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Watch: Local butchers prepare an order for Chez Panisse
In a new short-video series, Handmade East Bay, Melati Citrawireja documents the team at The Local Butcher Shop in Berkeley preparing an order for Alice Waters’ restaurant.