Chez Panisse Vegetables.

WATERS, Alice.

Item Number: 120978

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1996.

First edition of this cookbook by the founder of the legendary Chez Panisse. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Anita and Robert Alice Waters.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Patricia Curtan. Author photograph

For twenty-five years, Alice Waters and her friends at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California have dedicated themselves to the ideal of serving the finest, freshest foods with simplicity and style. From tender baby asparagus in early spring, to the colorful spectrum of peppers at the height of summer; crisp, leafy chicories in autumn, to sweet butternut squash in the dark of winter, much of the inspiration about what to put on the menu comes from the high quality produce Waters and her chefs seek out year-round. Using the treasures from the earth, Chez Panisse Vegetables offers endless possibilities for any occasion.