Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need

The book Our Changing Menu explores the complex relationships between food and climate change, examining the changes occurring to flavors, yields, vitamins, and prices of various foods. It also provides a primer on the global food system and the causes and impacts of climate change, encouraging readers to join with others to tackle the challenge.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 264 pages
\n Publication date: 15 April 2021
\n Publisher: Cornell University Press
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The intricate connections between food and climate change are explored in depth in Our Changing Menu. Whether you are a chef, baker, distiller, restaurateur, or simply someone who appreciates a delicious pizza or drink, it is time to acknowledge the profound impact that climate change is having on our diverse and interconnected food system.

Michael P. Hoffmann, Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, and Danielle L. Eiseman take readers on an enlightening journey through a comprehensive menu, encompassing before-dinner drinks and salads, main courses, sides, and coffee and dessert. Throughout this journey, they examine the escalating changes affecting the flavors of spices and teas, wheat yields, rice vitamins, and the price of vanilla. The authors also provide a primer on the global food system, the causes and consequences of climate change, and practical actions that we can all take to address this pressing issue.

Our Changing Menu is a captivating celebration of food that serves as a powerful call to action. It encourages readers to join forces with others from the shared passion for food to collectively address the most significant challenge of our time. By understanding the intricate relationships between food and climate change, we can cultivate a more sustainable and resilient food system that benefits both the environment and our well-being.

\n Weight: 346g\n
Dimension: 153 x 227 x 25 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781501754623\n \n