IU President Michael A. McRobbie greets world-renowned chef Alice Waters as she arrives at Bryan House for lunch.IU President Michael A. McRobbie welcomes Alice Waters and guests to lunch at Bryan House. Waters, a world-renowned chef, author and food activist, visited the IU Bloomington campus for two days. During her visit, she inaugurated IU's Food Project, a part of the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences' Food Institute.Behind the scenes, Bloomington chef David Tallent puts the finishing touches on the first course. Tallent is the executive chef of IU Residential Programs and Services’ catering arm, Traditions Catering.Chef David Tallent comes to the table to speak to Alice Waters during a lunch co-hosted by IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU Bloomington Provost and Executive Vice President of Indiana University Lauren Robel.Alice Waters autographs a book for IU Provost Lauren Robel, center, while IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie watches.IU President Michael A. McRobbie, second from left, and guests applaud chef David Tallent for his team's lunch.Alice Waters, center, holds open the box containing the medallion of the university seal presented to her by IU President Michael A. McRobbie. Waters' visit brings attention to the rapidly growing interest in food studies on the Bloomington campus and the recent founding of the IU Food Project and IU Food Institute. Both were created in 2015 to address the human and environmental challenges of providing both sustaining and sustainable food for a changing planet.IU President Michael A. McRobbie, Alice Waters and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie pose for a photo following lunch at Bryan House.
