by Alice Waters
First published 2025
Alice Waters tackles the challenge of feeding children well both at school and at home. The celebrated chef who launched the farm-to-table movement at Chez Panisse and founded the Edible Schoolyard Project now shares her vision for transforming how we nourish young people. Waters argues that education and nutrition are fundamental rights, presenting recipes inspired by global food traditions that follow her core principles: local and seasonal ingredients, affordability, diversity, simplicity, deliciousness, and beauty. This multigenerational cookbook bridges the gap between restaurant kitchens and school cafeterias, offering practical solutions for parents, educators, and food service providers. Waters demonstrates how sourcing from local regenerative farmers can create sustainable meal programs while teaching children lifelong values about whole foods. The book provides concrete steps for reimagining school food experiences worldwide, connecting the dots between what we cook at home and what children eat at school.
Genres: education, agriculture, non-fiction, cooking, food, activism, food-writing, food-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: education, food-politics, social-justice
160 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Press