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The American Way of Eating

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: July 25, 2012

Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating.

Tracie McMillan is the uncommon person who combines long-term, in-depth reporting, elegant writing, and compelling story in The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table. (See this superb NYTimes review.) At my request, Tracie wrote this guest post. She has explored our food system from the bottom rungs, as a worker from California to Michigan to New York, so I asked her what’s the most important thing she’s taken away from her reporting and writing this book. —M.R. By Tracie McMillan One of the curious things about doing a semi-ridiculous reporting project—say, leaving behind your life to go work undercover as a farm worker, Walmart produce clerk, and Applebee’s kitchen wretch—is that near-strangers confront you with grand, ...

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Also posted in Books, Food Culture, Food Politics, Food Writing, Guest Post | Tagged america too stupid to cook, guest post, The American Way of Eating, Tracie McMillan | Comments closed

Something To Say: Stupid Kitchen Tools

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: February 22, 2012

Nothing more to say (on this subject, anyway...). Thanks Todd and Diane for your amazing work and of course Amy Scattergood for her reason. If you liked this post on Stupid Kitchen Tools, check out these other links:

Todd and Diane's first Had Something To Say video.
Preview my collection of kitchen tools that include the spanker, bad ass egg spoon, all strain clothes, and more.
To find other interesting products click over to OpenSky.
It is an older post, but look at these off the wall kitchen gadgets.

Also posted in Rant, Tools, Video | Tagged had something to say, stupid kitchen tools, video rant, white on rice couple | Comments closed

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