The taste for civilization: food, politics, and civil society

Part 1. Household foodwork. The time crunch

Domesticity : meals, obligation, and gratitude

American food

Part 2. Table conversation. Conversation and manners

Table rituals

Generations at the table

Part 3. Food for thought. The human psyche and mind-body dualism

Appetite and taste

Part 4. One woman's revolution. Alice Waters's delicious revolution

Putting the delicious revolution into practice

Part 5. Community food. Community food and belonging in America

Gardens and community

Farmers' markets.