Alice Waters on E. Coli Spinach

By JULIETTE ROSSANT As the Brits are saying, in America first it was the war on drugs, then terror: now, it's the war on spinach. The past week's E. Coli outbreak is giving Alice Waters a chance to espouse the cause of locally grown food: last night, CBS Evening News interviewed her (watch the CBS News video). The story did not mention Alice's Edible Schoolyard concept, though one would hope that Net-savvy viewers might have looked her up after the story and found out more... Meanwhile, what is a chef to do with spinach, except take it off the menu? Better do it quick: lawsuits are in the air, staring with Chicago. Only two weeks ago, Jacques Pepin was recommending "the supermarket as your prep cook. You can buy fresh washed spinach, sliced mushrooms, skinless boned chicken..." at the 2006 Aspen Food & Wine Classic. Keep watching for updates: here is CDC's official spinach e. coli site. Related stories: Forbes Wall Street Journal San Francisco Chronicle Los Angeles Times San Jose Mercury News Seattle Times Houston Chronicle Boston Globe New York Times USA Today Previous articles: Avian Flu: Precious Seafood Foie Gras War: Bird Flu! Bird Flu Death Count Passes 50 in Asia Food Vermin -- Bird Flu, Next Course? Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging --> back to superchefblog