Reason #8: Warren Belasco says my book is eye-opening, heart-rending and wonderful. (He liked it.)

REASON #8 to buy The American Way of Eating comes from Warren Belasco, president of the Association for the Study of Food and Society: This is a wonderful introduction to the triumph and tragedy of the American food industry. Mixing compassionate participant observation with in depth, up-to-the-minute background research, Tracie McMillan takes us for an … Read more

Food access: It’s complicated.

As prep for a forthcoming review I have of Mary Mazzio’s lovely documentary on New York City’s Green Carts, The Apple Pushers,  I’m finding I need a one-stop link to studies that complicate our understanding of food access. Herewith: The Institute of Medicine held a symposium on the topic in 2009. Most notably, they found … Read more

Ten Reasons You’ll Like My Book (And should buy it.)

I am nine days out from the publication date of The American Way of Eating. Let the countdown begin until you reach the day where you can buy it. I’ll be dribbling out reasons over the next nine days, counting back from ten. Reason # 10 to Buy a Copy of the American Way of … Read more

Episode 114: Kitchen Sync with Tracie McMillan

edible Radio • Jan. 25, 2012

What if you can’t afford $9 tomatoes?

That was the question award-winning journalist Tracie McMillan couldn’t escape as she watched the debate about America’s meals unfold, one that urges us to pay food’s true cost—which is to say, pay more. So in 2009 McMillan embarked on a groundbreaking undercover journey to see what it takes to eat well in America. For nearly a year, she worked, ate, and lived alongside the working poor to examine how Americans eat when price matters.

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Spring 2012 Announcements: Social Science: It’s All Local

Publishers Weekly • Jan. 20, 2012

As the 2012 presidential campaign shifts into high gear and talk of American values hits a fever pitch, this spring’s social science books offer a deeper dive for those not satisfied with the one-liners and sound bites offered on the campaign trail.

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