January 24, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Alice Waters scooping up some farm-fresh eggs and scallions into a hand-woven basket at the Dupont Circle farmers’ market Sunday. The California legend of the local-and-organic movement (long black puffy coat, scarf, hat) was recognized instantly as she moved from stall to stall and declined offers of comped veggies.
January 13, 2011 at 7:00 AM
What began as a chance to push a local/seasonal agenda on an incoming administration has transformed into an annual fundraiser for the hungry. For the third year in a row, chef/activist Alice Waters and cookbook author Joan Nathan are organizing a host of intimate, at-home dinners to raise money for local charities. Jose Andres, who’s busy building an empire, has assumed honorary host duties this year.
May 20, 2010 at 8:54 PM
More than 72 hours before Maria Gomez was to sit down at her first White House state dinner, days before she’d found the teal evening gown she’d wear, her engraved invitation to Wednesday’s gala in honor of Mexican President Felipe Calderón and his wife, Margarita Zavala, was already framed and hanging on the wall outside her office at Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care.
February 17, 2010 at 8:56 PM
You think the Energizer Bunny has unflagging energy? He’s a lazy snail compared with Demetrios Recachinas. In fact, next to the hyperkinetic food program manager at Martha’s Table, just about everyone else seems to be moving in slo-mo.
January 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Chestnut agnolotti, roast chicken with truffles tucked under the skin, Italian wine and lots of foie gras: What else would one expect from a star-studded, sustainable food fundraiser put on by Chez Panisse chef-restaurateur Alice Waters and Washington’s Jose Andres and Joan Nathan?
December 23, 2009 at 8:08 PM
No, Virginia, 2009 was not a great year for corporate philanthropy. The $10,000 and $25,000 gifts that once arrived almost like clockwork at local nonprofits came this year in denominations of half that size, if they came at all.
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