{"product_id":"the-meth-lunches-kim-foster-9781250278777","title":"The Meth Lunches: Food and Longing in an American City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Beard Award-winning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table--eating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at that table? In \u003ci\u003eThe Meth Lunches\u003c\/i\u003e, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Meth Lunches\u003c\/i\u003e gives a glimpse into the lives of people living in Foster's Las Vegas community--the grocery store cashier who feels safer surrounded by food after surviving a childhood of hunger; the inmate baking a birthday cake with coffee creamer and Sprite; the unhoused woman growing scallions in the slice of sunlight on her passenger seat. This is what food looks like in the lives of real people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Meth Lunches\u003c\/i\u003e reveals stories of dysfunction intertwined with hope, of the insurmountable obstacles and fierce determination all playing out on the plates of ordinary Americans. It's a bold invitation to pull up a chair and reconsider our responsibilities to the most vulnerable among us. Welcome to the table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250278775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250278777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.57w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2023","brand":"Kim Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44131638673663,"sku":"9781250278777","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d72ec0f-cc29-483d-b78e-7abc912be5b2.jpg?v=1687475553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-meth-lunches-kim-foster-9781250278777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}