'Land of Milk and Honey' paints a dystopian future for fine dining
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Wed Oct 11 2023
Description: After climate change has wreaked havoc on the planet – and its flora and fauna – delicious dinners are a memory of the past. But in C Pam Zhang's new novel, Land of Milk and Honey, a struggling chef looking for a job finds herself in an elite corner of the world where eating is about more than survival. In today's episode, Zhang tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how being a picky eater ultimately led her to relish in writing about food, and how desire, privilege and pleasure take on different meanings for her chef protagonist.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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