From Cultural Studies Review, a special issue on Food Cultures and Amateur Economies. Jennifer Clapp reviews Consumed: Sustainable Food for a Finite Planet by Sarah Elton. A history of fraudulent food: Farm fakes are an eternal problem but given new wrinkles in the global economy. Is it possible to recreate accurately historical dishes? Perhaps, but when it comes to food, beware all claims to authenticity. The moral bankruptcy of foodie-ism: L.V. Anderson reviews Smart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America by Alison Pearlman. Sasha Chapman reviews Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan (and more and more and more). How to stock your disaster pantry: A guide to a sensible backup food supply that will sustain a family for a month. Adam Tod Brown on the 5 worst things you see while working in fast food.
