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Real Food/fake Food

Why You Don't Know What You're Eating & What You Can Do About It
Jan 29, 2017Pianosmith rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This is an interesting book but not a revelatory book for me. The author convinces you that eating in many restaurants is a bad idea. You don't actually see the food you're going to eat. You just see something on a plate, maybe covered with a sauce or maybe breaded, that isn't what it's billed to be on the menu. He advocates cooking more at home so you can control what you eat. I've been happily doing that for decades, so no news there. The interesting parts describe what he considers "real food" to be, how it's made/grown, and where to get it. I thought a lot of this was sort of snobbish, but, at least, now I know exactly what Kobe beef is, how Parmisiana Reggiana is made and why it's so expensive, and what kind of pizza the author likes. (Hint: He requires you to go to Italy for it.)