Issue 009: All You Can Eat

Ray Kroc opened the first of his McDonald's franchises in Des Plaines, Illinois, 53 years ago. Think of this as the most prominent in a series of postwar developments - like TV dinners and microwaves - that made our eating habits faster, easier, and far worse.

To reverse the trend, growing numbers of farmers, chefs, and consumers have been waging a gastronomic revolt. What we eat says everything about us, so don't think of your food as a commodity, think of it as a statement. Let's eat.

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