Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171109:15:57:00
First to start proudly attributing ingredients to america. these were proud american menus, written in english, sourgs the ingredients and attributing them to american producers served with american wivnes. >> reporter: tower left and went on to create what many call his masterpiece. stars in san francisco. >> i would say that stars was perhaps the single most influential restaurant of my entire life. >> reporter: stars broke the mold on what a restaurant could be. tower described it as elegant simplicity. >> he also changed the very way that most dining rooms look nowadays with an open kitche...