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James Beard Awardwinning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in America.

Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a tableeating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at that table? In The Meth Lunches, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect.

Whether it's heirloom vegetables or a block of neon-yellow government cheese, food is both a basic necessity and a nuanced litmus test: what and how we eat reflects our communities, our cultures, and our place in the world. The Meth Lunches gives a glimpse into the lives of people living in Foster's Las Vegas communitythe grocery store cashier who feels safer surrounded by food after surviving a childhood of hunger; the inmate baking a birthday cake with coffee

The Meth Lunches

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    A Hardback by Kim Foster

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 10 October 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250278777
      978-1250278777
      ISBN-10 1250278775
      Also in:
      Housing and homelessness Poverty and precarity Society and Social Sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      James Beard Awardwinning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in America.

      Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a tableeating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at that table? In The Meth Lunches, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect.

      Whether it's heirloom vegetables or a block of neon-yellow government cheese, food is both a basic necessity and a nuanced litmus test: what and how we eat reflects our communities, our cultures, and our place in the world. The Meth Lunches gives a glimpse into the lives of people living in Foster's Las Vegas communitythe grocery store cashier who feels safer surrounded by food after surviving a childhood of hunger; the inmate baking a birthday cake with coffee

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