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I had the good fortune to meet Wayne Thiebaud in Sacramento, California. We spent a day together and I was impressed with his kindness...

Was supposed to be here at 6:00. you know, its 6:10. i want my interview." and so, alice turned to me and said, "do something to this soup." and i tasted this -- it was a pot of soup like this, and i salted it and put some cream in it, and they were like, "wow. you better come back tomorrow." >> ruth: i mean, he became an accidental cook, really. um, he hadnt intended to be a chef, but sort of given the opportunity to walk into a kitchen and take it over, he kind of rolled up his sleeves and sai...

He kind of rolled up his sleeves and said okay. im going to take all these memories that i have of eating in grand restaurants and try and translate it on to the plate. >> my first day on the job i was left alone in the kitchen. no alice, nobody. except this beat nick drummer, willy bishop. he knew all it levels. draw chalk on the soup and say make soup to here. i also loved the food that chez panisse represented which is south of france bistro selling vermuth and roast chicken. that wasnt enoug...

Willy bishop. he knew all the levels, draw chalk on the soup, a huge pot of soup and say, you know, "make soup to here," that kind of thing. i also loved the food that chez panisse represented, which was a little local south of france bistro, you know, selling vermouth and roast chicken. so i -- that wasnt enough for me. endless inspirationally -- alice b. toklas cookbook. it also goes everywhere with me. an ancient version of it. very quickly at chez panisse, i realized that everything that had...

And said, "okay, im going to take all these memories that i have of eating in grand restaurants and try and translate it onto the plate." >> jeremiah: my first day on the job, i was left alone in the kitchen. there was no alice, nobody, except for this beatnik drummer, willy bishop. he knew all the levels, draw chalk on the soup, a huge pot of soup and say, you know, "make soup to here," that kind of thing. i also loved the food that chez panisse represented, which was a little local south of fr...