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Cooked

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What’s it about?

Michael Pollan explores the transformative power of cooking through the four classical elements, reclaiming our connection to food, health, and community.

You’ll learn

  • Fire: primal cooking and community
  • Water: patience and nurturing through braising
  • Air: fermentation and collaboration with microbes
  • Earth: decay and the cycle of life