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May 24, 2008

"At home, I serve the kind of food I know the story behind." --Michael Pollen

A Meal with 30 Families in 24 Countries

Imagine inviting yourself to dinner with 30 different families -- in 24 countries! Imagine shopping, farming, cooking and eating with those families ... taking note of every vegetable peeled, every beverage poured, every package opened. Well, that's exactly what photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D'Aluisio did to explore the impact of globalization, migration and rising affluence on the diets of communities around the globe. One U.S. family, after seeing a photograph of a week’s worth of their groceries, decided to make some major dietary changes. A woman in Mali thought the idea of using a machine to exercise her body was hysterical. In a recent interview, Peter and Faith share more about what they saw.