A review by drotherm
The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan

4.0

I agree with the many reviews about how frustrating the authors privilege is, how this is in no way an accurate depiction of life at any of the jobs that she worked, and how unreasonable it was that she allowed people substantially worse off than her to give her free things because they believed her false claims of poverty. But, beyond being an interesting read, I liked this book because to me it’s a story of the kind and generous people she encountered and the necessity of community. I think she also does a good job of emphasizing the absurdity of the idea that only rich people care about the food that they eat. Anyways, I was late in reading this but I enjoyed it and found it educational.