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Part food literature, part anthropology, part economics and politics, this book is a thoughtful and beautifully written discussion of how we relate (or don't relate) to the things we eat. Informing without preaching, the book has influenced the way I shop for food and the way I eat. My nominee for the best book I've read in the last 10 years.
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Krista Foley, January 30, 2010
Part food literature, part anthropology, part economics and politics, this book is a thoughtful and beautifully written discussion of how we relate (or don't relate) to the things we eat. Informing without preaching, the book has influenced the way I shop for food and the way I eat. My nominee for the best book I've read in the last 10 years.(7 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)