Bibliograph

Devoured, from chicken wings to kale smoothies-- how what we eat defines who we are, Sophie Egan

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Label

Devoured, from chicken wings to kale smoothies-- how what we eat defines who we are, Sophie Egan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-388) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Devoured

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

948752319

Responsibility statement

Sophie Egan

Sub title

from chicken wings to kale smoothies-- how what we eat defines who we are

Summary

A look at the deeper meaning behind our food choices: from the prioritization of convenience over health to the ways food at work affects our happiness; from the American obsession with "having it our way" at Starbucks, Chipotle and other chains that individualize the eating experience to the fascinating dynamic between highbrow food culture--artisan this and small-batch that--and the lowbrow, such as Taco Bell's sale of 100 million Doritos Locos Tacos in just ten weeks

Table Of Contents

The muddle of the modern mean -- Food at work -- Having it our way -- Selling absence -- Secular church -- Diet evangelism -- The democratization of wine -- The age of stunt foods -- Cheesepocalypse -- The story of spaghetti -- What to make of all this

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