What will happen to Chez Panisse?
/What will happen to Chez Panisse? When I think about the aftermath of Covid and the effect on our local restaurant scene, I of course worry about our cradle of California cuisine. But if anyone can figure out how to survive, it's Alice Waters & Co. They have always emerged Phoenix-like from past disasters (fires and now a pandemic) and the restaurant has thrived. I expect, and pray for, no less this time around. A drawing I did some years ago (attached) imagined Chez Panisse in the distant future as a California Historical Site with a combination cafe, boutique, school and museum operated by its foundation. Fanciful? Premature? Psychic? Time will tell.