Overview
In We Are What We Eat,Ā Alice Waters urges us to take up the mantle of slow food culture, the philosophy at the core of her lifeās work.Ā When Waters first opened Chez Panisse in 1971, she did so with the intention of feeding people good food during a time of political turmoil. Customers responded to the locally sourced organic ingredients, to the dishes made by hand, and to the welcoming hospitality that infused the small spaceāhuman qualities that were disappearing fromĀ a country increasingly seduced by takeout, frozen dinners, and prepackaged ingredients. Waters came to see that the phenomenon of fast food culture, whichĀ prioritized cheapness,Ā availability, and speed, was not only ruining our health, but also dehumanizing the ways we live and relate to one another.
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OverĀ years of working with regional farmers, Waters and her partners learned how geography and seasonal fluctuations affect the ingredients on the menu, as well as about the dangers of pesticides, the plight ofĀ fieldworkers, and the social, economic, and environmental threats posed by industrial farming and food distribution. SoĀ many of the serious problems we face in the worldĀ todayāfrom illness, to socialĀ unrest, to economic disparity, and environmental degradationāare all, at their core, connected to food. Fortunately, there is an antidote.Ā Waters argues thatĀ byĀ eating in a āslow food way,ā each of usālike the community aroundĀ herĀ restaurantācanĀ be empowered to prioritize and nurture a different kind of culture, one that champions values such as biodiversity, seasonality, stewardship, and pleasure in work.
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This is a declaration of action against fast food values, and a working theory about what we can do to change the course. As Waters makes clear, every decision we make about what we put in our mouths affects not only our bodies but also the world at largeāour families, our communities, and our environment. We have the power to choose what we eat, and we have the potential for individual and global transformationāsimply by shifting ourĀ relationship to food. All it takes is a taste.Ā
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This book title, We Are What We Eat (A Slow Food Manifesto) - 9780525561552, ISBN: 9780525561552, by Alice Waters, published by Penguin Publishing Group (June 7, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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