In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sight—in the aisles of your local supermarket. Using the human story of the family-run Midwestern chain Heinen’s 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 supermarkets—and our food and culture—have 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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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. PRAISE FOR GROCERY "An illuminating journey." - Kirkus Reviews "Grocery might just change the way you walk through the supermarket aisles." - Bon App\u00e9tit "Deeply reported." - Time ? "Informative and inspiring." - Booklist A "[An] engaging exploration of the ways American eating habits have changed over the past half century." - Entertainment Weekly "[A] savory investigation . . . engrossing." - Publishers Weekly "Grocery not only offers insights on how we produce, distribute and buy food, but seeks ways of understanding our changing relationship with what we eat and how we get it." - "All Things Considered," National Public Radio Prominently featured in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and The Atlantic, and on NPR and CBS This Morning, when first released in hardcover, Grocery has been praised by critics as "an illuminating journey through and behind the grocery store" and called "informative and inspiring." Ruhlman's thoroughly researched examination of the grocery store and its place in our ever-shifting food landscape, now available in paperback, is by turns personal, political, and practical in its focus. His profile of the Cleveland-based family-run chain Heinen's provides the perfect lens through which to examine our evolving attitudes about food and how these echo larger changes in American culture. A James Beard Award-winner investigates the modern American supermarket to reveal how our food is sourced, sold, and consumed-now in paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781419729539
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