Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen

There are a lot of things that I love about this book. First, the authors use humor to present some really serious news, simplifying a set of complex factors that have led to our very broken food "industry". Second, they artfully show the intersection of the health, environmental and social justice issues that play out in food production and food choices. Third, they remind us that eating healthfully doesn't mean we're limited to tofu veggie stir fries and rice cakes every day of the week. Finally, Grub is really accessible, and is a perfect tool for educating friends and family members about these issues without worrying about offending anyone by saying the wrong thing at the wrong moment.I already consider myself a healthy eater - but after reading Grub, I feel so much more inspired to make thoughtful choices, buy from my local farmers market and have more fun creating beautiful, delicious and healthy meals. Just in time for summer!

This book has a lot of valuable info. It was preaching to the crier a bit for me but still it is always good to have ones views validated. The recipes may be more local in California and New York where getting some of the ingredients is a lot easier, but not necessarily local. Use them as inspiration rather than dogma(which the author points out herself). Have fun experiment and create your own cooking play list(something I found to be a really fun aspect of the book).

The first half of the book is about how messed up our food and the food industry is in the US. Very informative. The second half of the book is recipes. I would have enjoyed less recipes and more ideas on how to make my urban kitchen, organic. Things such as gardening, freezing food etc. The book is beautifully put together and I enjoyed the content. I only gave it 4 stars because I was expecting something slightly different.

I'm only a few chapters into the book and though most of the information I've heard before, I like the style of the writer. I also like the suggestions provided. Too often we are told that particular habits are bad, but no practical solution is provided. I'm looking forward to the recipes!

To save yourself from taking the time to read the book, I'll sum it up. Pesticides= Bad. Buy local, eat organic=Good. The part about setting up a kitchen for those who don't cook was almost humorous. It was written by someone who doesn't cook much. It then prepared you to expect the rest of the book to have simple meals that new cooks could do. That wasn't the case. The recipes look good. I haven't tried any yet, but I was hoping to learn something more not buy a cookbook. I decided the only thing "urban" about the kitchen was access to the unusual ingredients that many of the recipes had.

A good read gathering a lot of information from many places. Great recipes, although there don't appear to be many very simple 4-5 ingredient recipes, but delicious.I enjoyed this.

This book was a gift for a couple who live in a huge city and want to cook healthy meals. Feedback is that they love the book and are cooking their way through it. I am going to buy one for myself.

Great Book

This book is more than I expected it to beI was curious about the titlebut have discovered a book about the little peoples lack ofpersonal power for a healty lifestyle.I feel anxious about the today and tomorrow for my kids and theirkids and the world.Please read and try to get together and rally for our world and theplanet.Gloria in Sweden

with the help os this great book, i've become a creative cooking machine on a budget. though still in his early stages, this book puts me steps ahead in terms of being literate in terms of food and city economics. Merci