The Meth Lunches

Food and Longing in an American City

Narrated by Sara Sheckells
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Pub Date Oct 10 2023 | Archive Date Oct 10 2023

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Description

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 The Meth Lunches, Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal the complex reality when poverty and food intersect. 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. The Meth Lunches 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. The Meth Lunches 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.

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...


A Note From the Publisher

James Beard Award–winning author

James Beard Award–winning author


Advance Praise

"Kim Foster has written a deeply moving account of people and their food. Not the usual suspects, but people who have been traditionally left out of the conversation...These stories are the invisible ones, and Foster tells them with empathy, boldness and connection. A must read for anyone interested in food, cooking and how people really eat in our communities." ―Andrew Zimmern, chef, and host of Wild Game Kitchen

“This book is a wake-up call for anyone who thinks of poverty merely in terms of welfare or the homeless…. If you're feeling frozen by the magnitude of the problem of poverty, Foster's clearsighted vision will help you tap your inner resources. As she says,’ We can do better.’” ―Catherine Gildiner, New York Times bestselling author of Good Morning, Monster

"Kim Foster has written a deeply moving account of people and their food. Not the usual suspects, but people who have been traditionally left out of the conversation...These stories are the invisible...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9798350859126
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
DURATION 12 Hours, 54 Minutes

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