Out of the kitchen, onto the couch: Michael Pollan on how American cooking became a spectator sport, and what we lost along the way. Against the agri-intellectuals: Farming has always been messy and painful, and bloody and dirty; it still is — this is something the critics of industrial farming never seem to understand (and more). Look who's farming now: Agriculture is having a youth movement, thanks to their passion for organic farming and local produce. A review of The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food—Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal by Mark Kurlansky (and more). How much food can you really grow in a city? You’d be surprised. A review of Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart (and more and more and more). At the Thoughtful Bread Company everything but the kitchen sink is recycled; Julia Belluz heads to Bath for a delicious taste of eco-fundamentalism. Americans’ growing sophistication about food is bumping up against a troubled economy; foodies are applying their rarefied aesthetic to junk food. Death to Cupcakes: When will we finally be rid of the little bastards? In defense of ugly fruit: A new EU law finally allows for people to eat bad-looking produce.
