Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters, Duff Goldman -- Clash of the Food Titans

On May 14, 2009 Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations fame, Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes, and food activist Alice Waters participated in an informative, insightful, and humorous panel discussion at The Connecticut Forum in Hartford on food and food politics.

Whereas Alice advocated heavily for local and sustainable food, Tony felt that taste mattered most, and the Ace of Cakes fell somewhere in between. The following exchange was especially interesting:

Comments

[Jules Pieri]

I was at the excellent Connecticut Forum that night, and you caught a great moment with this clip. I have to say, that even though I tend to eat more like a Tony than an Alice, she is the one who really earned her place on stage. 30 years of activism around organic/local food is nothing to shake a stick at. Alas, her arguments have becoming mainstream, without actually making massive change in American food culture. I wrote about what it was like to hear her speak on my blog here, if anyone wants to get some on-the-spot reporting. http://jules.dailygrommet.com/2009/05/15/i-heard-an-original-thinker-last-night/

[Abe Silk - Huffpost Blogger]

In my experience, the Connecticut Forum is always excellent. I was there too and this one was no exception.