Alice Waters Talks About Her Netflix Chef’s Table Documentary & Her Ongoing School Lunch Crusade

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this special episode, we’re joined by the legendary Alice Waters—chef, activist, founder of Chez Panisse, and the visionary behind the Edible Schoolyard Project. Alice is one of four culinary icons featured in the upcoming “Chef’s Table: Legends” documentary on Netflix, dropping on April 28th to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. Alice joins host Kerry Diamond from her home in Berkeley and shares her passionate advocacy for free, healthy school lunches for all children—and why she believes this is the key to transforming our food system. We also dive into her Netflix episode, reconciliation with fellow food pioneer Jeremiah Tower after three decades of silence, and her new life as a grandmother. To get our new Love Issue, click here. Subscribe to our baking newsletter. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Alice: Instagram, The Edible Schoolyard Project, Chez Panisse More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond,
0:09.6	coming to you from my apartment in Brooklyn. If I sound tired, it's because I am. Our big Jubilee
0:16.5	conference was just two days ago, but I am very excited about today's show because my guest
0:21.8	is Alice Waters, the activist and icon behind the world famous Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California,
0:28.1	and the Edible School Yard Movement. Alice is featured in one of the upcoming Chef's Table
0:33.2	Legends documentaries on Netflix. It's the 10th anniversary of the Chef's Table series, and to
0:39.0	celebrate, they're profiling four superstars, Alice, Jamie Oliver, Jose Andres, and Thomas Keller.
0:46.9	All four episodes drop April 28th. Alice joins me via Zoom from her house in Berkeley to talk about
0:53.5	her tireless advocacy for free,
0:55.7	healthy school lunches for children. She and I also talk about her Netflix talk, her granddaughter,
1:01.6	how she and Jeremiah Tower made up after 30 years of not speaking and a few other timely things.
1:07.8	Alice is a force. Do not miss our conversation. So anyway, our Jubilee Conference,
1:13.6	like I said, was just two days ago, 1,000 attendees, and such an amazing day. We had Gloria
1:19.8	Steinem, Osma Khan, Eden Grinchpan, The Mar sisters, Palo Veles, Chrissy Tracy, so much talent on stage,
1:26.9	and then so much great food and drink.
1:29.3	I'm still processing everything, but I want to thank everybody who attended and who worked
1:33.9	on Jubilee and made it so special. Big thanks to our sponsors who made it possible.
1:39.0	Carrie Gold, Sam Pellegrino, Vuvclico, Lundberg Family Farms, Girodelli, Chase, Nonino, Donna, Mazaa,
1:48.6	21 Seeds, and California Prunes. Go support those brands if you can. They really believe in
1:54.4	the bomb squad and women in this industry. Also, thank you to the 30 small businesses that
2:00.0	participated in our Bomb Squad booths.
2:02.4	We'll be sharing them on Instagram all week long, along with other highlights.
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