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Waters, Alice.
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Slow food movement.
Gastronomy.
Food habits.
Food industry and trade -- Social aspects.
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Waters, Alice.
Slow food movement.
Gastronomy.
Food habits.
Food industry and trade -- Social aspects.
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We
are
what
we
eat
: a
slow
food
manifesto
/ Alice Waters ; with Bob Carrau and Cristina Mueller.
by
Waters, Alice.
Penguin Press, 2021.
Call #:
641.013 W329w
Subjects
Slow
food
movement.
Gastronomy.
Food
habits.
Food
industry and trade -- Social aspects.
ISBN:
9780525561538 (hc.)
Description:
191 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"In '
We
Are
What
We
Eat
,' Alice Waters urges us to take up the mantle of
slow
food
culture, the philosophy at the core of her life's work. When Waters first opened Chez Panisse in 1971, she did so with the intention of feeding people good
food
during a time of political turmoil. Customers responded to the locally sourced organic ingredients, to the dishes made by hand, and to the welcoming hospitality that infused the small space--human qualities that were disappearing from a country increasingly seduced by takeout, frozen dinners, and prepackaged ingredients. Waters came to see that the phenomenon of fast
food
culture, which prioritized cheapness, availability, and speed, was not only ruining our health, but also dehumanizing the ways
we
live and relate to one another. Over years of working with regional farmers, Waters and her partners learned how geography and seasonal fluctuations affect the ingredients on the menu, as well as about the dangers of pesticides, the plight of fieldworkers, and the social, economic, and environmental threats posed by industrial farming and
food
distribution. So many of the serious problems
we
face in the world today -- from illness, to social unrest, to economic disparity, and environmental degradation -- are all, at their core, connected to
food
. Fortunately, there is an antidote. Waters argues that by eating in a
slow
food
way, each of us--like the community around her restaurant--can be empowered to prioritize and nurture a different kind of culture, one that champions values such as biodiversity, seasonality, stewardship, and pleasure in work. This is a declaration of action against fast
food
values, and a working theory about
what
we
can do to change the course. As Waters makes clear, every decision
we
make about
what
we
put in our mouths affects not only our bodies but also the world at large--our families, our communities, and our environment.
We
have the power to choose
what
we
eat
, and
we
have the potential for individual and global transformation--simply by shifting our relationship to
food
. All it takes is a taste. "--From publisher.
Other authors:
Carrau, Bob.
Mueller, Cristina, 1981-
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