Threads Up: Further Alice Waters Pile-On

Poor Alice Waters. First, she caught all kinds of flack for her inauguration day dinners and general aspect. Now, Chowhounds are snapping at her very own restaurant.

On Friday, user Uhockey, a visitor to the Bay, posted a more-than-disappointed review of the Chez Panisse Cafe, saying of lunch there:

All told, this was the worst meal I’ve had anywhere in a long time and by FAR the worst meal I had on my trip to California. Poor service, average food, high prices, automatic gratuity, and a whole lot of pretense.

Ouch. Over the weekend some 37 responses went up, many defending Waters and CP, but seemingly just as many piling on the attack. People sure love to hate Alice Waters, it seems. Bad service is bad service, of course, but we have to wonder how much the personality of the proprietress influences some of these haters. Has its larger-than-life founder burdened Chez Panisse with unreasonable expectation?

Chez Panisse Cafe Review - Sadly, a must miss in nearly all regards. [Chowhound]
Chez Panisse [Official Site]

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Threads Up: Further Alice Waters Pile-On