Chez Panisse is a dining institution. Before Alice Waters opened her venerated restaurant, home cooking typically involved highly processed foods and dining out required complicated French techniques. Then Chez Panisse with its local meats, farm-to-table produce, and vibrant but simple presentation pioneered a new approach to good food. California cuisine would change how the entire country eats.  

For your next milestone meal, visit Chef Waters’ groundbreaking kitchen as one of her honored guests. The restaurant's best seat in the house is at the kitchen's table, nearly impossible to book until now. You will be immersed in a beautifully choreographed production led by restaurant chef Jérôme Waag. The menu at Chez Panisse changes nightly and is designed to reflect the season and represent the best of what local farmers are growing. In the heart of the buzzing Chez Panisse kitchen, it will be a revelatory meal that you will never forget.