From Monthly Review, a special issue on agriculture and food in crisis. From The Nation, a special issue on food for all: How to grow democracy. From TED, Carolyn Steel on how food shapes our cities. Vines in the sky: Farms of the future may be built right in the middle of metropolises and scrape the sky. A review of books on the fragile food supply, each with theories about the problem's sources and potential solutions. A look at what vegans can learn from the gay rights movement's successes. Our diets revolve around meat, but rumours abound that being vegetarian is better for the environment — could there be some truth to it? The Carnivore’s Dilemma: Singling out meat-eating as harmful to the environment is overly simplistic — encouraging judicious choices for all types of food is a better approach. Different rules to eat by: What our ancestors knew that Michael Pollan doesn't. Here's a list of the 50 best foods in the world and where to eat them. Let us now praise canned food. A review of Fresh: A Perishable History by Susanne Freidberg. Fast-food chains are everywhere from the Louvre to the Great Wall of China. A review of In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by Stacy Perman. Babette’s Feast II: It's time to stand with Ronald McDonald and his compatriots against the anti-fast-food assault. A review of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Diet by David A. Kessler. America’s food revolution: Urban revival, globalization, and some world-class chefs have created one of the world’s great culinary scenes. A photo essay on the last days of Gourmet.
