The Urban Omnivore

I finished the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan a few weeks ago and now I’m telling everyone I can about it. I had just finished reading my third murder book (In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger, and Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer) and was looking for something far off that topic. That’s when my father-in-law gave me The Omnivore’s Dilemma as a holiday gift. Only a few pages in, I was hooked. By the end of the book I was telling people that it was the most engaging non-fiction book that I had read (I read mostly non-fiction). Not because of the writing style (great) or even because of the content of the book itself… but because I felt that the topic of the book was so applicable to my life. My wife and I had been unhappy with our diets for some time and were actively looking for better recipes, different foods, and healthier eating habits (we weren’t really that bad but there is always room for improvement). As I read and was astounded by some of the facts and stories in the book, I relayed them to my wife. Now we’re ready to take the next step toward solving our food dilemma… The Urban Omnivore’s Dilemma.