Fireside Chat with Alice Waters

“The idea of uniformity has affected not just how we’re eating, but how we’re living,” says Alice Waters at the 2022 Century Summit. Over a bowl of home-grown mandarin oranges, the Chez Panisse founder discusses with Longevity Project chair Ken Stern how the fast food industry has not only affected the culture of consumption in the United States, but the expectations we hold in our day-to-day lives. “We were eating the values that came from the food. We all learned that food should be fast, cheap and easy, and food has never been fast, cheap and easy,” continues Waters. Yet, with more than 40 years of innovation in pioneering the slow foods movement, Waters’ insights on eating better, living better, and getting better food to more people can go a long way. Hear more of her ideas on a better (and more delicious) food future here.