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Ruhlman, Michael, 1963-
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Heinen's (Grocery store)
Grocery trade.
Supermarkets.
Food -- Social aspects.
Food supply.
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Ruhlman, Michael, 1963-
Heinen's (Grocery store)
Grocery trade.
Supermarkets.
Food -- Social aspects.
Food supply.
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Grocery : the buying and selling of food in America / Michael Ruhlman.
by
Ruhlman, Michael, 1963-
Abrams, 2017.
Call #:
381.456413 R933g
Subjects
Heinen's (Grocery store)
Grocery trade.
Supermarkets
.
Food -- Social aspects.
Food supply.
ISBN:
9781419723865 (hc.)
Description:
307 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The invisible behemoth on Main Street -- pt.1: How we got here -- My father's grocery store Jones -- How the A&P changed the western world -- Growing up -- The visionary Cleveland grocer and the one-stop shop -- "Nea, I think I want to move to Cleveland-- I think I want to work for these grocers" -- How to save a locomotive that has jumped the rails -- pt. II: How to think about food -- She bought the fat-free half-and-half -- Breakfast : the most dangerous meal of the day -- No food is healthy -- Shopping with my doctor -- The nefarious practices of the modern-day grocer -- Interlude: Checkout -- pt. III: The center aisles -- A few of the twenty thousand new products for your consideration -- Better living through organic turmeric, ashwagandha extract, and hemp seed milk -- A walk in the medicine cabinet -- pt. IV: The perimeter -- The farmer who can't find his animals -- Thirty-two thousand pounds of carrots, every week -- "Nobody knows how to cook-- it's mind-boggling" -- The cooking animal -- Frozen -- pt. V: Where we are headed -- America's culinary heritage -- The Cleveland Trust -- Cathedral.
Summary:
"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. 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. How rapidly
supermarkets
, and our food and culture, have changed since the days of your friendly neighborhood grocer. 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. Michael Ruhlman is the author of The Soul of a Chef, The Elements of Cooking, Ratio, and Ruhlman's Twenty. He has written about food and cooking for the New York Times, Gourmet, Food Arts, and other publications. Visit his website at Ruhlman.com"--Provided by publisher.
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