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The Buying and Selling of Food in America
Harry N Abrams
May 2017
On Sale: May 16, 2017
288 pages
ISBN: 1419723863
EAN: 9781419723865
Kindle: B06XRGSRLT
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Non-Fiction Cooking / Food
In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on Americaβs relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of itβthe grocery store. In a culture obsessed with foodβhow it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for usβthere are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sightβin the aisles of your local supermarket. Using the human story of the family-run Midwestern chain Heinenβs as an anchor to this journalistic narrative, he dives into the mysterious world of supermarkets and the ways in which we produce, consume, and distribute food. Grocery examines how rapidly supermarketsβand our food and cultureβhave changed since the days of your friendly neighborhood grocer. But rather than waxing nostalgic for the age of mom-and-pop shops, Ruhlman seeks to understand how our food needs have shifted since the mid-twentieth century, and how these needs mirror our cultural ones. A mix of reportage and rant, personal history and social commentary, Grocery is a landmark book from one of our most insightful food writers.
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