Friday, July 31, 2009

Michael Pollan Article

Michael Pollan is not exactly the shot-caller in our house, but I do find him to be at the very least interesting and thought-provoking. I especially liked this article he wrote for NY Times Magazine Wednesday. He discusses the influence of Julia Child on the boom of food television programming (and the upcoming movie Julie & Julia). And the surprising contradiction that as we become more informed on cooking, and watch more chefs (and other "personalities") cook, we actually cook less. Very confounding.
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  1. Delicious DishingsJuly 31, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    I adore that article. I loved reading it because I actually made a lot of the same points in my master's thesis about the food publishing industry, which I wrote a year ago. I hope the article inspires people to do some more cooking at home. And it great to just see why our society is heading in the direction it is.

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  2. JulieAugust 6, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    If you're interested in more Julie & Julie coverage, check out Salon's profile on Nora Ephron (the writer & director): http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/05/nora_ephron/

    In it she takes credit for starting the locavore, seasonal movement and for first coining the term "food porn."

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