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Michael Pollan

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Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism.

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Do you have a favorite guilty pleasure food?
Michael Pollan My guilty food pleasure, the thing I reach for if I'm in a gas station and need a pick-me up (I know, you should never buy food from the same place yo…moreMy guilty food pleasure, the thing I reach for if I'm in a gas station and need a pick-me up (I know, you should never buy food from the same place you buy gas) is Cracker Jacks. Now, you can call it junk food, but you can also call it a traditional native American treat, since the original idea, developed by Indians who would pop corn and then dip the popcorn in maple syrup. Not sure where the nuts came from, or the prizes, which have gotten really lame since I was a kid. (less)
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When dining at a restaurant, do you ask the waiter/waitress questions about the ingredients used?
Michael Pollan I do often ask servers or, if I get the chance, chefs, where they're sourcing their food, especially the meat. I do it for two reasons: because I won'…moreI do often ask servers or, if I get the chance, chefs, where they're sourcing their food, especially the meat. I do it for two reasons: because I won't order meat from factory farms, and because I'm convinced that the more they get those questions, the more likely they are to spend more of food that has a defensible story behind it. If more of us did this, the meat would get better, fast. This is part of what is meant by "voting with your fork." It's true, it can get a little Portlandia, I admit it, but I'm willing to be annoying to move the needle.(less)
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In Defense of Food: An Eate...
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How to Change Your Mind: Th...
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“You are what what you eat eats.”
― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
tags: eating, food
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“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
tags: diet, eating, food, omnivore, plants
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“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”
― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
tags: americans, chocolate, chocolate-cake, connotations, food, french, guilt, politics, semantics, word-association
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Been a busy month for nominations and polls, but here we go again!!

This will be our next Non-fiction book for the months of July, August and September.

This poll has been started a bit sooner than most but will be open until June 24th

We only received 7 nominations this month, but they are really good ones. Pick your favorite and let's see who wins !!


 
  3 votes, 23.1%

 
  3 votes, 23.1%

 
  2 votes, 15.4%

 
  2 votes, 15.4%

 
  1 vote, 7.7%

 
  1 vote, 7.7%

 
  1 vote, 7.7%

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