Alice Water’s latest book is on my list to read this summer. NPR's Scott Simon talks to chef and restaurateur Alice Waters about her slow food manifesto, We Are What We Eat. Listen to the 5-minute interview linked below. Here’s a brief excerpt.

“Well, I have to say that learning to eat in season—and I learned that really when I was in Paris. I didn't know that I was just absorbing that when a particular season was gone, it was gone. And I ate the most delicious food. I found that Mas Masumoto's peaches were only available in maybe late August and September. But I didn't want other peaches. I was willing to wait. It was like the anticipation of what was coming next is what inspired our food at the restaurant. Again, when asparagus is gone, it's gone.”

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