Michael Pollan

I loved Pollan's previous books, which were short, to the point, sensible and informative. This one was just too long. There were interesting bits about the history of food and cooking, but to get to them I had to wade through reams of details about his and other people's lives and cooking styles, implements, methods, etc. etc. etc. Maybe in my next life I'll have time to finish the approaching 500 pages.
Edit: I've been gifted with a copy, so will at least have leisure to pick through it.

Another Audiosync free audiobook, this is the “prequel,” so to speak, of another book I read on the same subject, called, “In Defense of Food”. I enjoyed learning about farm practices and a variety of nature and food facts.

Pollan advises that we eat whole, rather than processed, foods. He reminds us of various food studies, backed by government supporters, that were eventually determined to be very bad advice--such as the advice to replace Butter with Margarine. He also warns that the recommended fruits and vegetables should ideally come from local Farmers Markets to increase the likelihood of freshness and proper farming practices. His advice seems logical, so yeah, I'd recommend this book.

As usual, Pollan is both enlightening and entertaining. But now I want to try mescalin.