{"product_id":"hearty-on-cooking-eating-and-growing-food-for-pleasure-and-subsistence-9781770417601","title":"Hearty: On Cooking, Eating, and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This is my favourite book of food writing in years.\" -- Naben Ruthnum, author of \u003ci\u003eCurry: Eating, Reading, and Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThoughtful, wide-ranging essays exploring food as a source of pleasure, practical creativity, and sustenance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFood is the primary way andrea bennett connects with the world. They worked in the restaurant industry for a decade, and though they don't eat much meat and can't eat gluten, they take as much pleasure in food as Jeffrey Steingarten, Anthony Bourdain, or Guy Fieri. When they want to show someone they care, they cook them a meal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHearty\u003c\/i\u003e follows bennett's passion and curiosity into kitchens, gardens, fields, and factories, offering a compassionate and compelling perspective on food from seed to table. Combining journalism, cultural commentary, and personal reflection, \u003ci\u003eHearty\u003c\/i\u003e dives deep into specific foods, such as chutney, carrots, and ice cream, but also explores appetite and desire in food media, the art of substitution, seed saving, and the triumphs and trials of being a home gardener, how the food system works (and doesn't), and complex societal narratives around health and pleasure. Nuanced and non-prescriptive, \u003ci\u003eHearty\u003c\/i\u003e is a feast that invites all food lovers to the table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eandrea bennett\u003c\/b\u003e is a National Magazine Award-winning writer and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Tyee\u003c\/i\u003e. Their writing has been published by \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets. Their first book of essays, \u003ci\u003eLike a Boy but Not a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of CBC Books' 2020 picks for the top Canadian nonfiction of the year. Originally from Hamilton, bennett is now back on the west coast in Powell River, BC, after a stint in Montreal.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900846903570,"sku":"9781770417601","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_694e899d-1755-4dc6-8545-9531d001a41c.jpg?v=1738399912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hearty-on-cooking-eating-and-growing-food-for-pleasure-and-subsistence-9781770417601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}