The American Way of Eating

Tracie McMillan has followed up her research into Òfood deserts,Ó places with limited grocery options, with an undercover trip along the food chain. Hillary Huber narrates McMillan's first-person account with an emphasis on personal quirks, making it sometimes comic as well as informative. Huber is generally good at capturing the way people talk. Between first-person stories, McMillan includes stats and observations and history lessons on food culture game-changers such as King Kullen's supermarkets and Howard Johnson's Restaurants. While much of the account has a self-deprecating humor, McMillan's journey includes a shocking incident of sexual assault. McMillan and Huber blend humor and conviction well to make people think more deeply about food and their eating habits. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine