Slow Cooked

An Unexpected Life in Food Politics

Marion Nestle

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University of California Press
25 November 2022

Biography: general; Food & society; Gender studies: women; Central government policies; Agriculture & farming

Series: California Studies in Food and Culture

Marion Nestle reflects on her late-in-life career as a world-renowned food politics expert, public health advocate, and a founder of the field of food studies after facing decades of low expectations.

In this engrossing memoir, Marion Nestle reflects on how she achieved late-in-life success as a leading advocate for healthier and more sustainable diets. Slow Cooked recounts of how she built an unparalleled career at a time when few women worked in the sciences, and how she came to recognize and reveal the enormous influence of the food industry on our dietary choices.

By the time Nestle obtained her doctorate in molecular biology, she had been married since the age of nineteen, dropped out of college, worked as a lab technician, divorced, and become a stay-at-home mom with two children. That's when she got started. Slow Cooked charts her astonishing rise from bench scientist to the pinnacles of academia, as she overcame the barriers and biases facing women of her generation and found her life's purpose after age fifty. Slow Cooked tells her personal story—one that is deeply relevant to everyone who eats, and anyone who thinks it's too late to follow a passion.

By: Marion Nestle
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 78
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780520384156
ISBN 10: 0520384156
Series: California Studies in Food and Culture
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 25 November 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Introduction 1 A Long, Slow Start 2 My First Academic Job 3 Second Job: A Spousal Hire 4 Back to School 5 Working for the Feds 6 Finally, NYU 7 Joining the Food World 8 Inventing Food Studies 9 Writing Food Politics 10 The Fun Begins 11 How I Do It 12 The Books Conclusion: Some Final Thoughts Acknowledgments Notes Illustration Credits Index

Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University and author of a wide range of books about the politics of food, nutrition, health, and the environment.