Grocery
The Buying and Selling of Food in America
Abrams Press · Print & ebook · May 16, 2017
In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it—the grocery store.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear look at how food moves through America, with enough texture to keep the page.
- Genres
- The Food Business, Agriculture & Food Systems, Retailing
- Published
- Abrams Press, May 16, 2017
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In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it—the grocery store. In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sight—in the aisles of your local supermarket.
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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. Grocery examines how rapidly supermarkets—and our food and culture—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, Grocery is a landmark book from one of our most insightful food writers.
Food, in Motion
A clear look at how food moves through America, with enough texture to keep the page.
Come here for
- food systems, plainly traced
- buying and selling as lived reality
Expect
- practical insight over flourish
- cultural context without the lecture
Where it sits
| Agriculture & Food Systems | 42% |
|---|---|
| The Food Business | 36% |
| Retailing | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Agribusiness
- Cooking Resources
- Agriculture & Food Systems
- Authors
- Jonathan Todd Ross, Michael Ruhlman, Random House Audio
- Publisher
- Abrams Press
- Published
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Agribusiness