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Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism.

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Do you have a favorite guilty pleasure food?

Michael Pollan My guilty food pleasure, the thing I reach for if I'm in a gas station and need a pick-me up (I know, you should never buy food from the same place yo…moreMy guilty food pleasure, the thing I reach for if I'm in a gas station and need a pick-me up (I know, you should never buy food from the same place you buy gas) is Cracker Jacks. Now, you can call it junk food, but you can also call it a traditional native American treat, since the original idea, developed by Indians who would pop corn and then dip the popcorn in maple syrup. Not sure where the nuts came from, or the prizes, which have gotten really lame since I was a kid. (less)

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When dining at a restaurant, do you ask the waiter/waitress questions about the ingredients used?

Michael Pollan I do often ask servers or, if I get the chance, chefs, where they're sourcing their food, especially the meat. I do it for two reasons: because I won'…moreI do often ask servers or, if I get the chance, chefs, where they're sourcing their food, especially the meat. I do it for two reasons: because I won't order meat from factory farms, and because I'm convinced that the more they get those questions, the more likely they are to spend more of food that has a defensible story behind it. If more of us did this, the meat would get better, fast. This is part of what is meant by "voting with your fork." It's true, it can get a little Portlandia, I admit it, but I'm willing to be annoying to move the needle.(less)

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	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating — 209,920 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 4.07 avg rating — 119,248 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics 4.27 avg rating — 83,821 ratings — published 2018 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World 4.06 avg rating — 59,209 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Food Rules: An Eater's Manual 3.99 avg rating — 48,638 ratings — published 2008 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is Your Mind on Plants 3.87 avg rating — 33,444 ratings — published 2021 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation 4.08 avg rating — 25,851 ratings — published 2013 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World 3.72 avg rating — 19,820 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Nature: A Gardener's Education 3.93 avg rating — 9,063 ratings — published 1991 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder 3.86 avg rating — 5,530 ratings — published 1997 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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