Technically Food, Larissa Zimberoff
Technically Food, Larissa Zimberoff
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Technically Food
Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat

Author: Larissa Zimberoff

Narrator: Larissa Zimberoff

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/22/2021


Synopsis

The full inside story of the technology paradigm shift transforming the food we eat and who is making itUltraprocessed and secretly produced foods are roaring back into vogue, cheered by consumers and investors because they are plant-based and help address societal issues. And as our food system leaps ahead to a sterilized lab of the future, we think we know more about our food than we ever did, but because so much is happening so rapidly, we actually know less. In Technically Food, investigative reporter Larissa Zimberoff pokes holes in the marketing mania behind today’s changing food landscape and clearly shows the trade-offs of replacing real food with technology-driven approximations with news-breaking revelations.

About Larissa Zimberoff

Larissa Zimberoff is a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of food, technology, and business. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wired, and many other publications. Zimberoff is an expert voice in the foodtech scene and appears frequently at industry conferences. She lives in the Bay Area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Felicia

I usually really love books about food. I have so many and I find them so fascinating. I really wanted to enjoy this book as well but sadly I just couldn't. It was interesting for sure but it was just so dry. I felt like I was reading a text book. I felt like I was doing nothing but reading dry fact......more

Goodreads review by Richard

This book puts forth the interesting proposition that all of the new high tech foods that are being developed under the banner of helping the environment and making us more healthy are often just another form of highly processed pseudo food that may be no better for our bodies or our planet than a D......more

Goodreads review by Ula

„Don’t Eat Anything Your Great Grandmother Wouldn’t Recognize as Food”, Michael Pollan famously wrote in his Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. Well, when it comes to the New Food, it can be a challenge. There is a booming industry of laboratory created meals and while many of them are tempting for vege......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

One of my favorite books is "The Omnivore's Dilemma " by Michael Pollan. In fact, I believe it has affected my day to day lifestyle and philosophy more than any other book. "Technically Food" by Larissa Zimberoff tells the story of the Flip side of the coin: cultured meats, plant-based foods, and pr......more


Quotes

“Technically Food is a must read.’” Rachel Paul, PhD, RD

“A combination of excellent storytelling and reporting…makes Technically Food a wonderland of intelligence.” Bloomberg News

“In a feat of razor-sharp journalism, Zimberoff asks all the right questions about Silicon Valley’s hunger for a tech-driven food system.” Dan Barber, author of The Third Plate

“An engaging, thorough examination of the transformation of the food industry as it relates to sustainability and creating alternatives to the slaughterhouse. Highly recommended.” Library Journal

“Explores eight of the latest tech trends…The reporting behind this book is masterful.” Science

“A breezy and informative survey…Zimberoff excels at making complex issues accessible, and she leavens her survey with dashes of dry humor.” Publishers Weekly