One of the strengths of this work is its ethnographic approach … The testimonies of food activists engage the reader and exemplify the theoretical concepts framing the presentation of each chapter and case study.

EuropeNow

Offering a vivid picture of an island engaged in eating well, Counihan's methodology is extremely thorough ... [This book] will be of particular benefit to those scholars interested in taste, place, and territorio (or terroir) as the detailed place-based ethnography grounds these themes in everyday practice. It would also be of great interest to food activists, a rare and welcome thing that the subjects of research be a key audience for the finished work.

Graduate Association for Food Studies

'We grab them with the senses,' notes one Italian food activist. This book, written by one of the leading scholars in food anthropology, does exactly that!

David E. Sutton, Southern Illinois University, USA

This is exactly what an ethnography should be: sensitive and people-centred, giving voice to subjects that often are voiceless; analytical while at the same time evocative.

Michael A. Di Giovine, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA

Drawing on a deep familiarity with Sardinian foodways, Carole Counihan offers an inspired and inspiring exploration of the kind of food activism that is ever more necessary.

Jeffrey Cole, Connecticut College, USA

This book illustrates how focusing on a peripheral site generates insights that can shed light on global food issues, from agrobiodiversity to gender and justice.

Fabio Parasecoli, NYU Steinhardt, USA