The Rough Guide To Food - Softcover

George Miller; Katharine Reeve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848360010 ISBN 13: 9781848360013

Publisher: Rough Guides, 2009

Synopsis

Attention food lovers - The Rough Guide to Food is here to show you that food can be good for you, good for the planet and taste great, all at the same time! Navigating through the never-ending food maze, the guide asks the hard-boiled questions no one else can answer: "Is organic really better for you?" and "what constitutes a healthy diet?". The guide contains shocking facts and figures about our food options and looks at the entire cycle of food from the politics of importing and exporting to genetic modifications, and from pesticide free organic farms to the ethically questionable practices of the Big Four supermarkets. With a plethora of good honest advice and the shattering of harmful myths, the guide also decodes those grub-related catch words like organic, local, wholefoods, vegetarian, vegan, food-intolerance, Fairtrade, sustainability and the worst of all - diet! If you eat food, or are considering eating food, then The Rough Guide to Food can make your experience both pleasurable and nutritional, offering simple choices and good advice, as well as practical tips to eating and shopping that fit with your lifestyle and budget - without resorting to overindulgence, or self-denial!

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About the Authors

George grew up in the west of Scotland at a time when vegetables (if you don't count chips) were still quite a rare sight. He realized how enjoyable food could be while studying in France, and later discovered the delights of simply prepared fresh foods while living in Greece. The first meal he remembers learning to cook was spaghetti bolognaise and chocolate mousse. He is an omnivore, but draws the line at Marmite and tripe. Formerly Editorial Director of Granta Books, he is now a freelance editor, translator and podcaster (for publishers and literary festivals).

Katharine grew up in rural Norfolk and has grown her own vegetables intermittently since the age of nine. A keen home-cook since childhood forays into Italian food: the basics, she was an early organic vegetable box adopter and collects vintage cookbooks. Her idea of a good weekend is tracking down small producers and new food markets. She has worked as a non-fiction commissioning editor in publishing, most recently as Editorial Director at OUP, and is now teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848360010
• ISBN 13: 9781848360013
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320