On the global stage, there is a silent tragedy of epic proportions being played out. It is a tale of how our food preferences — often shaped by forces outside our individual control — are unwittingly feeding into a cycle of nutrition and environmental crises.
But behind the scenes lies a titan waiting in the wings; the forgotten force shaping our food choices: culture.
The playwrights — the commercial and governmental architects of a damaging food system — must flip the script, spotlight this crucial missing element in our understanding of food, and bring culture center stage to revitalize our food consumption habits.