Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma,
Food Rules, How to Change Your Mind, and This is Your Mind on
Plants explores the previously uncharted territory of his own
kitchen in Cooked. "Having described what's wrong with American
food in his best-selling The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006), New York
Times contributor Pollan delivers a more optimistic but equally
fascinating account of how to do it right. . . . A delightful
chronicle of the education of a cook who steps back frequently to
extol the scientific and philosophical basis of this deeply
satisfying human activity." -Kirkus (starred review) Cooked is now
a Netflix docuseries based on the book that focuses on the four
kinds of "transformations" that occur in cooking. Directed by
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and starring Michael Pollan,
Cooked teases out the links between science, culture and the
flavors we love. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of
the four classical elements-fire, water, air, and earth-to
transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and
drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters,
Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread,
and ferment everything from cheese to beer. Each section of Cooked
tracks Pollan's effort to master a single classic recipe using one
of the four elements. A North Carolina barbecue pit master tutors
him in the primal magic of fire; a Chez Panisse-trained cook
schools him in the art of braising; a celebrated baker teaches him
how air transforms grain and water into a fragrant loaf of bread;
and finally, several mad-genius "fermentos" (a tribe that includes
brewers, cheese makers, and all kinds of picklers) reveal how fungi
and bacteria can perform the most amazing alchemies of all. The
reader learns alongside Pollan, but the lessons move beyond the
practical to become an investigation of how cooking involves us in
a web of social and ecological relationships. Cooking, above all,
connects us. The effects of not cooking are similarly far reaching.
Relying upon corporations to process our food means we consume
large quantities of fat, sugar, and salt; disrupt an essential link
to the natural world; and weaken our relationships with family and
friends. In fact, Cooked argues, taking back control of cooking may
be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the
American food system healthier and more sustainable. Reclaiming
cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance, learning to
perform the magic of these everyday transformations, opens the door
to a more nourishing life.
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