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Grub: Why We Eat, Why It Matters, and the Seven Forces That Shape Our Food

by Lee Cadesky

Food through science, history, and industry

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Food through science, history, and industry

Lee Cadesky’s account brings food into focus as both a scientific subject and a cultural force. It traces how history, technology, and the modern food industry have shaped what people eat, while considering innovations that may influence future meals. Cadesky’s experience building an insect-protein start-up provides an industry perspective for examining food’s origins, its meaning, and its connections to people and life on Earth. The book’s scope spans past, present, and future, linking everyday eating with larger questions about how food is made and understood.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in the science and history behind food.
  • For those curious about food technology, industry, and possible future changes to eating.
  • For readers interested in the cultural significance of food and its relationship to life on Earth.

Themes

Food science and technologyFood history and cultureThe modern food industryInsect protein and food innovationFood’s connections to people and life on Earth

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Book overview

We eat multiple times a day, yet most of us have no idea what food actually is, where it comes from, or what forces will shape our meals in the future.

What is food? Why do we eat what we eat? And what kind of food will nourish us in the future? Grub: Why We Eat, Why it Matters, and the Seven Forces That Shape our Food is a deep dive into the cultural and scientific influences that shape our food, probing the past, present, and future of what, how, and why we eat. Told from an industry insider's perspective, Grub explores the science, history, and technologies that have defined our relationship with food. With the lived experience building an insect protein start-up as a backdrop, this book dives deep into the real nature of food, thoughtfully examining what it really is and how food connects people and life on Earth. Grub unearths the roots of the modern food industry and the innovations that are changing how we'll eat and understand food in the future.
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