We live in an age of food extremes. One minute we’re being told to go vegan to save the planet; the next, we’re watching chefs on TV cook $300 steaks with truffle foam. Grocery stores are overflowing with choices, but the global food system behind those choices is riddled with contradiction—environmental damage, worker exploitation, health crises, and moral confusion. Philosopher Julian Baggini steps into the fray—not to offer a trendy new diet or yet another hot take on organic farming, but to ask a deeper question: What does it mean to eat well?
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