Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

An ultimate collection of culinary knowledge

Eating need not be such a complex process. In a time when there are contradicting health advice and more complex diets, Food Rules provide a welcome clarity to our everyday food selections. This important manual, written with the usual clarity, concision, and humor of best-selling author Michael Pollan, sets out a series of simple, memorable guidelines for sensible eating, one per page, each with a brief explanation. This user-friendly book suggests how many societies have come to the same timeless knowledge about food throughout the millennia by drawing from a range of traditions. This is the ideal resource for everyone who has ever asked themselves, "What should I eat?" whether they are in the grocery store or an all-you-can-eat buffet.