Tracie McMillan The 3 Bite Rule • June 15, 2012
Do you need a beach book? Grab this book for a whole different side of food! I saw this book somewhere and was instantly interested. The author Tracie McMillan goes “Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table.” Check out her website for more info.
Metro • June 11, 2012
Our nation’s childhood obesity problem is really an epidemic: One in three American children are overweight or obese, according to the American Heart Association. We spoke with Tracie McMillan, the author of “The American Way of Eating,” about how healthy habits start at home.
Credit whomever or whatever you like — foodie journalists, celebrity chefs, the depressing state of the American economy — but Americans are increasingly cooking at home, according to a recent poll, reports trade magazine Progressive Grocer. Two key findings: (1) Americans are cooking more In fact, seven in 10 Americans say they are cooking more … Read more
Righting Food • June 6, 2012
How much do we actually know about the people responsible for growing our food? Workers in the food system are often invisible to food consumers, toiling in obscurity for low wages and little respect. They occasionally rise to the level of consumer consciousness, for example with fair-trade-certified goods, though even then the focus is more on small farmers than on waged workers. Food workers also appear from time to time in prominent union campaigns or in news articles exposing bad practices in specific areas.
Interestingly, after publishing this piece on GourmetLive about using food stamps for a year, I’ve gotten a smattering of email from folks whose response can be summed up by this particular email I received on Saturday: email: ta******@*ax.com textarea: Hope you enjoyed eating the food that I payed for! Submit: Submit I’ll leave aside any … Read more
Slow Food New York City • June 4, 2012
Join the Slow Food NYC Book Club for an evening with author Tracie McMillan, as she discusses her new book The American Way of Eating.
Glamour • May 25, 2012
I’ll admit I love zoning out to a(n admittedly mindless) beach read as much as the next girl. But more often than not, I find digging in and engaging with an immersive true story even more rewarding. If you’re looking forward to spending the long weekend flipping your brain switch into the “on” position, consider these 6 books (or ebooks!) to do the trick.
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