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Air elevates our food, in every sense, raises it from the earthbound subsistence of gruel to something so fundamentally transformed as to hint at human and even divine transcendence. Air lifts food up out of the the mud and so lifts us, dignifying both the food and its eaters. Surely it is no accide Leggi tutto

This is less a review of the book and more a response to other people's critiques of 'Cooked'. Anyone who tells you that this book is simply a rehash of 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' never made it past the second page. Having read 'Second Nature', 'Botany of Desire', 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' and 'In Defens Leggi tutto

Space here is limited so to see the review with more pictures go to my blog: https://reviewsbybarbsaffer.blogspot.... Michael Pollan, an author and journalist who writes about food, went on a three-year pilgrimage to learn about food associated with the four classical elements: fire, water, air, and Leggi tutto

In Michael Pollan's latest book about food, he takes the reader on a personal journey as he learns first-hand about four different types of cooking. First, he takes a trip to the North Carolina, where he learns how to cook barbecue from a pit master. Pollan volunteers his time, and learns the subtle Leggi tutto

I wanted to love this book so badly and there are definite 5-star parts to it, but there are also 1-star parts. Parts that I, admittedly, skimmed through. I suppose that is to be expected in a book covering so many topics. The book is divided into 4 parts - earth, air, fire, and water - and I while

Not only was this book about transformations in cooking, it was a transformative book for me. After reading this book, I had an uncontrollable urge to bake bread (hello whole wheat hamburger buns!) and start fermenting my own cucumbers. I picked this up at the library because of the title. I had neve Leggi tutto