Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

Posted on 26 September 2017 by Michael Ruhlman

Cookbook author and food writer Ruhlman explores the evolution of the American grocery store and how it has affected what we eat The author uses two of his Midwestern hometown grocery chains, Heinen s and Fazio s, and his memories of his father s love of food and grocery shopping as the foundation for this engaging narrative While he notes that many other writers have covered the history of the grocery store, the broken industrial food production system, and the nutritional benefits of various foods, Ruhlman delivers a reported reflection on the grocery store in America, Read Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America By Michael Ruhlman – kino-fada.fr A book that should ve gotten five stars I love grocery stores I hoped that this book would give me all the inside scoop, like an expanded New Yorker article.Most of the book, however, is Ruhlman talking about the kinds of food we should be eating He s a good writer, and his advice is pretty solid, but the grocery store is less of a focus of the book than a vehicle for Ruhlman to tackle his pet food issues.There is very little here, for example, on logistics Nothing about employee schedulin A book that should ve gotten five stars I love grocery stores I hoped that this book would give me all the inside scoop, like an expanded New Yorker article.Most of the book, however, is Ruhlman talking about the kinds of food we should be eating He s a good writer, and his advice is pretty solid, but t...It s interesting and I m glad I read it But the title is not accurate, IMHO He uses his own favorite grocery store and the small chain it represents as the pivot of good example It s also a nice to read tribute to his father who loved to shop there And why.But this particular woman who is writing this review started out her life living behind a Mom Pop grocery, fruit, necessity vital neighborhood store in Chicago It was on Wentworth Ave in the 50 s South It s still there but not a st It s interesting and I m glad I read it But the title is not accurate, IMHO He uses his own favorite grocery store and the small chain it represents as the...Michael Ruhlman has written numerous cookbooks in conjunction with chefs and other non fiction books related to cooking Here, he gets into the nitty gritty of the grocery business Who would have thought this topic could be so fascinating It was And eye opening as well.Ruhlman has done exhaustive research on this transforming industry He gathers info from many sources by observing practices, interviewing a wide scope of people visionaries, owners, buyers, vendors, farmers, nutritionists, Michael Ruhlman has written numerous cookbooks in conjunction with chefs and other non fiction books related to cooking Here, he gets into the nitty gritty of the grocery business Who would have thought this topic could be so fascinating It was And eye opening as well.Ruhlman has done exhaustive research on this transforming industry He gathers info from many sources by observing practices, interviewing a wide scope of people visionaries, owners, buyers, vendors, farm...The title is grossly inaccurate This book is mostly the author petaling or defending his food choices Most of which have zero scientific backing and the comments on vegans are embarrassing for him After spewing about how most Americans eat processed food devoid of nutrients he says vegans need be careful to get their nutrients BYE FELICIA The whole book shows how much of a wannabe Pollan or Nestle he is, and their books are a better read That aside, there s little talk about buying or The title is grossly inaccurate This book is mostly the author...Quite enjoyable, interesting, with a balanced tone but a tendency toward repetition and confused structure It s not easy to write with a conversational feel in a factual book with source citations, but this manages it I have at times in the past been harsh in my reviews of Ruhlman s books, because he can t seem to keep himself off the page in places he doesn t need to be Here, finally, he s found a theme and style where his presence in the narrative makes sense and isn t a distraction I di Quite enjoyable, interesting, with a balanced tone but a tendency toward repetition and confused structure It s not easy to write with a conversational feel in a factual book with source citations, but this manages it I have at times in the past been harsh in my reviews of Ruhlman s books, because he can t seem to keep himself off the page in places he doesn t need to be Here, finally, he s found a theme and style where his presence in the narrative makes sense and isn t a distraction I did find myself irritated by some of the points repeated ad nau...Let s go shopping There s a few errands to take care of first an homage to dad, a quick review of the history of grocery stores but then, straight to business Aisle by aisle, from dried pasta to fresh fish, the way Americans approach food is changing, and Michael Ruhlman s Grocery shows us how, using literally the neighborhood grocery store, the one just down the block from his childhood home Ruhlman has a particular passion for food, one inherited from his father a man who gen Let s go shopping There s a few errands to take care of first an homage to dad, a quick review of the history of grocery stores but then, straight to business Aisle by aisle, from dried pasta to fresh fish, the way Americans approach food is changing, and Michael Ruhlman s Grocery shows us how, using literally the neighborhood grocery store, the one just down the block from his childhood home Ruhlman has a particular passion for food, one inherited from his father a man who genuinely looked forward to his weekly run to the grocery, one who kept journals of the meals he d entertaine...Ruhlman s Grocery The Buying and Selling of Food in America is part love poem to the Cleveland area based Heinen s grocery store chain and part memorial to his recently deceased father Set amongst the characters of the Heinen s chain, Ruhlman s father s death, his own imminent divorce, his love for food, and his fascination with a grocery store chain that does things the way he would do them, his book weaves in and out of the Heinen s aisles and people who provide the produce and meats that en Ruhlman s Grocery The Buying and Selling of Food in America is part love poem to the Cleveland area based Heinen s grocery store chain and part memorial to his recently deceased father Set amongst the characters of the Heinen s chain, Ruhlman s father s death, his own imminent divorce, his love for food, and his fascination with a grocery store chain that does things the way he would...I completely loved this book The clincher for me FOOTNOTES Also all of the information of food in America, where it comes from, how it s made and how it s sold As well as how the Standard American Diet truly is SAD and killing us I love how he got interested in grocery stores through his father and how he honored him in the writing of this book, though the ending made me TEAR UP like nobody s business That aside, this was an awesome book and I highly recommend it to just about anyone wh I complete...This is really a 2.5 star review Some chapters were OK but this was largely a self serving book Theaccurate title would have been Grocery The Buying and Selling of Food at Heinen s I grew up on the west side of the Cleveland media market so I remember Heinen s ads as a child but since we didn t live in a fancy part of the Cleveland suburbs, there was no Heinen s, which makes the point that this store serves a very upscale clientele As a result the book feels very incomplete in telli This is really a 2.5 star review Some chapters were OK but this was largely a self serving book Theaccurate title would have been Grocery The Buying and Selling of Food at Heinen s I grew up on the west side of the Cleveland media market so I remember Heinen s ads as a child but since we didn t live in a fancy part of the Cleveland suburbs, there was no Heinen s, which makes the point that this store serves a very upscale clientele As a result...This started out strong and had chapters that were really interesting, but it seemed like the author lost steam about halfway through Then, it became less of what made grocery into what it is andof an advertisement for Heinen s and a eulogy for his father The over the top physical descriptions o...

Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

English
26 September 2017

Michael Ruhlman