"The Secret Life of Groceries"

[SLB]

A new book by Benjamin Lorr.  The subtitle is "The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket."  

 

People, it's wonderful.  I'm always thrilled when nonfiction is presented with genuinely good writing, and Lorr is a master. 

 

 

[blue_dolphin]

1 hour ago, SLB said:

A new book by Benjamin Lorr.  The subtitle is "The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket."  

 

People, it's wonderful.  I'm always thrilled when nonfiction is presented with genuinely good writing, and Lorr is a master. 

 

 

 

Thanks for the recommendation.  

Dave Arnold had Benjamin Lorr a few weeks ago on his Cooking Issues podcast: The Secret Life of Groceries with Benjamin Lorr

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I had put a hold on this from the library but I ended up never reading it.  Perhaps, health permitting, I shall revisit it.

[heidih]

10 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

 

Thanks for the recommendation.  

Dave Arnold had Benjamin Lorr a few weeks ago on his Cooking Issues podcast: The Secret Life of Groceries with Benjamin Lorr

Thanks for the link. I forced a listen - the man banter was grating - but what I got was a sense that it was not so much "Kitchen Confidential" do not eat fish on Monday - as backstory labor issues. I'll probably read it.

 

ETA: it brought to mind @chardgirl's husband's piece in a book about agricuture in which he described in amusng and terrifying detail the difficulty of getting broccoli to market. Police, mobsters and toll booth characters were involved. Don't remember name of book. I also once had a client in the L.A. wholesale produce market . The stories!

Edited April 13, 2023 by heidih (log)

[SLB]

The biography of Joe of the California fixation "Trader Joe's," is magnificent.  

 

ETA:  I'm referring to the section of The Secret Life of Groceries, which wasn't clear at all.  

Edited April 14, 2023 by SLB (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

As interesting is the bio of John Shields who is the one who really took TJ to its heights.    I worked with John at one point.    He obviously had more to give than was evident at that time.