A review by alexisrt
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman

2.0

This isn't a history of the grocery store, but a kind of survey about our grocery stores and where the food comes from. There's a lot of interesting information (mostly gleaned through the inner workings of a local Cleveland chain). Unfortunately, some sections are weak because Ruhlman uses them as his personal soapbox and makes poorly sourced claims about health and science. For example, a doctor's belief that glyphosate is the cause of poor gut flora, some waffling on GMOs, and health claims for food. The book also suffers from handwringing over lazy Americans who don't cook, which would be the solution to all our problems.

I really loved the stories about his father and the grocery store, though.