Sarah Bowen

“to solve the environmental and social ills of our food system by demanding that we return to our kitchens en masse is unrealistic. At best, it is a weight of responsibility that will most likely be felt by the women who tend to occupy this space already.”
― Sarah Bowen, Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It

“Poor families in the United States spend a lot less money on food than rich households: $3,767 a year, compared to $12,340 for the wealthiest households. Poor families also spend less money at restaurants,16 and they devote more time to cooking at home.17 But when you calculate how much poor households spend on food as a proportion of their income, they are spending much more than the rich—33 percent of poor households’ incomes goes to food, compared to just 9 percent for wealthy households.18”
― Sarah Bowen, Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It