Hooked on Madelines • March 29, 2013
The focus is on one woman trying to initiate a conversation about how food goes from field to grocery to (restaurant) table. She focused on big companies which have large impacts on Americans as a whole. Personally, I found it frightening to consider how food traditionally makes its way to my dinner table. People who work the fields aren’t given fair wages or medical support for the very physical work.
A lovely nod this weekend from the New Yorker’s Daniel Fromson, via his recommended readings: Theft is also a major theme in “As Common As Dirt,” from last September’s American Prospect, a narrative that is worth revisiting in light of its nomination for a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award on Monday. Tracie McMillan, author of … Read more
Laura Carroll • March 14, 2013
One word for author Tracie McMillan is “gutsy.” She wanted to uncover truths about how our modern food system works, and what did she do? For about a year she became a food system undercover agent, and looked for answers on-the-ground.
Fit-A-Licious • Jan. 14, 2013
I recently read “The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table” by Tracie McMillan and think it’s a book Fit-a-licious readers would enjoy.
New Labor Forum • January/February 2013
This review is for subscribers of New Labor Forum.
Tara Graff Fitness • Dec. 28, 2012
I’ve always been interested in food, food politics, food marketing, and food choices, and with my contest-prep diet, my interest in and passion for good-quality, healthy foods has sported up like so many stalks of GMO corn.
All Things Considered Yummy! • Dec. 19, 2012
I’m currently reading The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields, and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan. I love food; I love learning about it, growing it, cooking it, experiencing it with friends and family at new restaurants, canning it… you get the idea. My love of food is something simple, something natural, a love that has been around forever.
Joplin Public Library • Sept. 26, 2012
In the The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table a journalist, Tracie McMillan, takes a year to work in various parts of the food industry. She works 2 month at each job, lives off the wages she earns and with the people with which she works.
Lucy’s Ravioli Kitchen and Market • Sept. 11, 2012
We recently read and loved Tracie McMillan’s ‘The American Way of Eating.’ The New York Times reviewed it back in February, offering some insight into the brilliance of the book – we thought we’d share!
San Francisco Professional Food Society • Sept. 10, 2012
From field to plate is the subject of The American Way of Eating by Tracie McMillan, a groundbreaking book enthusiastically endorsed by all who attended the SFPFS book club meeting on August 2.
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