Books like Momofuku by Peter Meehan

Exploring how the food industry’s reliance on salt, sugar, and fat fuels addictive eating habits, this book uncovers corporate strategies that have shaped modern diets and contributed to obesity, diabetes and other health crises.

"Just as Momofuku was much more than a cookbook, Momofuku Milk Bar, too, will have a compelling narrative story, also written with Peter Meehan, that shares the unlikely beginnings of this quirky bakery's success. A runaway success in fall 2009, Momofuku suffered from just one criticism among reviewers: where were Christina Tosi's fantastic desserts? The compost cookie, a chunky chocolate-chip cookie studded with crunchy salty pretzels and coffee grounds; the crack pie, a sugary-buttery confection as craveable as the name implies; the cereal milk ice cream, made from everyone's favorite part of a nutritious breakfast--the milk at the bottom of a bowl of cereal; the easy layer cakes that forgo fancy frosting in favor of unfinished edges that hint at the yumminess inside. Momofuku Milk Bar will have all the recipes for their most addictive desserts, along with ones for savory baked goods that take a page from Dave's Asian-flavored cuisine, such as Kimchi Croissant with Blue Cheese"--

Dan Barber charts a sustainable future for American eating, arguing that moving beyond industrial and mass‑raised meat to a seasonally driven, whole‑grain based "third plate" can improve health and planetary well‑being.