The Edible Schoolyard Project

The gardens at People’s Park are just one of many community gardening efforts around Berkeley.

Alice Waters, owner and founder of Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse, first fell in love with French cuisine while skipping classes at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Berkeley’s world-renown, gourmet restaurant Chez Panisse will reopen its doors Monday, almost four months after its building was damaged in a March 8 fire.