{"product_id":"9781770562516","title":"The Edible City","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf a city is its people, and its people are what they eat, then shouldn’t food play a larger role in our dialogue about how and where we live? The food of a metropolis is essential to its character. Native plants, proximity to farmland, the locations of supermarkets, immigration, the role chefs can and should play in society - how a city nourishes itself makes a statement about the kind of city it is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a cornucopia of essays on comestibles, \u003cem\u003eThe Edible City\u003c\/em\u003e considers how one city eats. It includes dishes on peaches and poverty, on processing plants and public gardens, on rats and bees and bad restaurant service, on schnitzel and school lunches. There are incisive studies of food-security policy, of feeding the needy and of waste, and a happy tale about a hardy fig tree.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether they form a saucy picture of how Toronto – and, by extension, every city – sustains itself, from growing basil on balconies to four-star restaurants. Dig into \u003cem\u003eThe Edible City\u003c\/em\u003e and get the whole story, from field to fork.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The common theme here is connecting people through food. In the final essay, Wayne Roberts of the Toronto Food Policy Council suggests that this connection is really about empowerment, and empowering readers is exactly what \u003cem\u003eThe Edible City\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to do.' – \u003cem\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The common theme here is connecting people through food. In the final essay, Wayne Roberts of the Toronto Food Policy Council suggests that this connection is really about empowerment, and empowering readers is exactly what \u003cem\u003eThe Edible City\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to do.' – \u003cem\u003eCanadian Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Part historical recollection, part rallying cry and part love letter to all things gustatory in our fair city, this compilation has an angle for every taste.' \u003cem\u003eTaste T.O.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176579612912,"sku":"9781770562516","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770562516_p0.jpg?v=1763707101","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770562516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}