{"product_id":"the-meth-lunches-von-kim-foster","title":"The Meth Lunches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Beard Award-winning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781250278777\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and Longing in an American City\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9781250278777","offer_id":56188584984901,"sku":"9781250278777","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/867b150f-ab19-4859-be46-135ae50abfa9.jpg?v=1778904265","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/the-meth-lunches-von-kim-foster","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}