The Julia Child Award Recipient for 2024
Alice Waters
Alice Waters is a chef, author, food activist and the founder and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley, California, which first opened its doors in 1971. She has been a champion of local sustainable agriculture for more than four decades. In 1995 she founded the Edible Schoolyard Project, which advocates for a free regenerative organic school lunch for all children and a sustainable food curriculum in every public school.
Past Recipients
2019 – José Andrés
Restaurateur and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup
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2018 – Mary Sue Milliken
Co-Chef and Owner – Border Grill
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2018 – Susan Feniger
Co-Chef and Owner – Border Grill
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2017 – Danny Meyer
Restaurateur and the CEO of the Union Square Hospitality Group
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2015 – Jacques Pépin
Renowned chef, cookbook author and culinary personality
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