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    The Art of Simple Food

    Alice Waters is known the world-over for birthing the California cuisine movement. Her restaurant, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, started a culinary revolution. Now she's ready to revolutionize food again in her new book, The Art of Simple Food .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Alice Waters is known the world-over for birthing the California cuisine movement. Her restaurant, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, started a culinary revolution. Now she's ready to revolutionize food again in her new book, The Art of Simple Food. Soups are featured as the main course and to be served with salads or accompanied with slices of fresh fruit. Also, since the holiday season is right around the corner, Waters suggests that people start thinking about hearty turnip or minnestrone soups.

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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    5 of 9
    Mori Ex Cacao; Bacon Salt; Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00The Gold Standard: Larkin's
    3. 15:00Bacon Salt
    4. 22:00Salt Brining Tips
    5. 29:00The Art of Simple FoodYou’re reading this
    6. 36:00Edible Films, Coatings and Powders
    7. 42:00Good Calories, Bad Calories
    8. 48:00Mori Ex Cacao
    9. 53:00Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
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