"Choosing lovingly grown food from within our region is a powerful way to sustain our local economy and ecology. This is the true meaning of sustainable agriculure." ~Odessa Piper
Odessa Piper
Odessa Piper owned L'Etoile from 1976 until 2005. One of the great pioneers of sustainable agriculture, she is specifically known for her legacy of cultivating farm-to-restuarant relationships.
In addition to such feats as winning the 2001 "Best Chef in the MidWest" award by the James Beard Foundation, she has appeared in many major publications for her work championing the use of fresh, organic, seasonal ingredients.
In 2005, Odessa sold L'Etoile in its entirety to her Chef de cuisine Tory Miller and sister, Traci Miller. Since, she continues to write and speak about local, sustainable food systems across the US and abroad.
Odessa can be contacted via e-mail at odessa@execpc.com
or at her writing office phone number: 301-587-8197
in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Odessa Piper