Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

InÂ Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of itâ€”the grocery store. In a culture obsessed with foodâ€”how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for usâ€”there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sightâ€”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.Â GroceryÂ examines how rapidly supermarketsâ€”and our food and cultureâ€”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,Â GroceryÂ is a landmark book from one of our most insightful food writers.
Country USA
Brand Partyreal
Manufacturer ABRAMS Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-05-16
Format Kindle eBook

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