My Organic Life: How a Pioneering Chef Helped Shape the Way We Eat Today
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.33 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345806395 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Interesting story but not well told Interesting story but not a well written book. A good editor could have helped - there are lots of abrupt endings and the timeline of topics jumps around so that entire years are skipped, but no explanation given.. My Organic Life by Nora Pouillon Bigstory I expected this book to be centered more around the author's experience with opening her first Organic restaurant but instead the story delves deep into her early childhood, teenage years, and her marriage at a young age. For me though it was a pleasant surprise as I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Nora's early years growing up in Austria and her acute perceptions about food not just as far as taste but also how it related to life and survival and nourishment. I also enjoyed reading about her early marriage a. It’s all about food and beyond Deb One would think that the recipe for a memoir would include little vignettes, or large ones if you prefer, of the motley crew of people surrounding the author. I was perplexed with Nora Pouillon’s choice to disregard the usual formulaic structure of the memoir. Yes, I learned of her life on the farm in Tyrol and her seemingly idyllic upbringing. We learn about her future husband, Pierre, and her children, Alexis and Oliver. Then, much later, there is Steven and their two daughters. What of them? Not much.
She’s not only a thought-provoking chef, but a great writer.” — Nicolas Jammet, co-founder of sweetgreen “A charming and flavorful memoir. Pouillon writes with sometimes startling candor. I want everyone I know to read this book.” —Ashley Koff RD, author of Mom Energy “Sparkling. Reading this informative and inspiring memoir is like sitting down to a delicious, healthy meal with a good friend.” —BookPage “Riveting. When you finish the book, you will have a vivid sense of a frank and determined woman who has helped change the way we eat.&rdquo
Growing up on a farm in the Austrian Alps and later in Vienna, Nora Pouillon was surrounded by fresh and delicious foods. So when she moved to Washington, D.C., in the 1960s, she was horrified to discover a culinary culture dominated by hormone-bloated meat and unseasonal vegetables. As much the story of America’s postwar culinary history as it is the memoir of a remarkable woman, My Organic Life encompasses the birth of the farm-to-table movement, the proliferation of greenmarkets across the country, and the evolution of the chef into social advocate.. First as a cooking teacher, then as a restaurateur, and eventually as the founder of America’s first certified organic restaurant, Nora redefined what food could be, forging close relationships with local producers and launching initiatives to take the organic movement mainstream
Shocked by the highly processed, preservative-laden foods Americans were eating, she embarked on a crusade to promote a healthier lifestyle, and developed an extensive network of organic and natural farmers in Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Nora Pouillon was born in Vienna and moved to the United States in the late 1960s. After years of careful sourcing, in 1999 Restaurant Nora became the first certified organic restaurant in the Un