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The Omnivore's Dilemma
A Natural History of Four Meals
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Book Summary
What should we have for dinner? When you can eat just about anything nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods might shorten your life. Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from a national eating disorder.
Awards and Recognition
James Beard Award (2007)
This book is about:
- Food preferences,
- Food habits
NPR stories about The Omnivore's Dilemma
Food
Hail To The 'Farmer-In-Chief'
October 24, 2008 Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore's Dilemma, believes that food policy should be high on the next president's agenda. Pollan argues that how our food is produced, moved and consumed directly affects the life and vitality of the nation.
Food As A National Security Issue
October 20, 2008 In an open letter to the next president, author Michael Pollan writes about the waning health of America's food systems — and warns that "the era of cheap and abundant food appears to be drawing to a close."
Food
How Food Finds its Way to Your Plate
November 24, 2006 Where does your food really come from, and what should you have for dinner? Chances are that your food traveled hundreds of miles before it landed on your plate. But some experts say eating local might make us healthier.
Food
Embracing the Primordial Pull of the Grill
July 4, 2006 Author Michael Pollan explores the evolutionary reasons behind why we've learned to cook with fire in his book The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Pollan says that grilling outdoors is one of the highest honors we can bestow on a guest.
Driveway Moments
Dinner: An Author Considers the Source
April 11, 2006 Journalist Michael Pollan's new book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, follows industrial food, organic food, and food that consumers procure or hunt for themselves, from the source to the dinner plate.
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