Book of the week: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan

Will Michael Pollan coax a significant share of Americans back to their stoves through “the power of his prose and his reasoning”?

(Penguin, $28)

Michael Pollan is at it again, said Joe Yonan in The Washington Post. Seven years since The Omnivore’s Dilemma jump-started the public conversation about sustainable food production, the popular food writer’s new manifesto—which calls for a revival of the kind of meals that don’t involve an easy-open tab—“may prove to be just as influential.” In truth, Pollan is far from the first person to call for more cooking from scratch. But through “the power of his prose and his reasoning,” as well as a willingness to “put himself in the shoes of even the least experienced readers,” he just might be able to coax a significant share of Americans back to their stoves and back to healthier, happier, more attentive lives.

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