InGrocery,bestsellingauthorMichaelRuhlmanoffersincisivecommentaryonAmerica'srelationshipwithitsfoodandinvestigatestheoverlookedsourceofsomuchofit—thegrocerystore.Inacultureobsessedwithfood—howitlooks,whatittasteslike,whereitcomesfrom,whatisgoodforus—thereareoftenmorequestionsthananswers.Ruhlmanproposesthatthebestpracticesforconsumingwiselycouldbehidinginplainsight—intheaislesofyourlocalsupermarket.Usingthehumanstoryofthefamily-runMidwesternchainHeinen'sasananchortothisjournalisticnarrative,hedivesintothemysteriousworldofsupermarketsandthewaysinwhichweproduce,consume,anddistributefood.Groceryexamineshowrapidlysupermarkets—andourfoodandculture—havechangedsincethedaysofyourfriendlyneighborhoodgrocer.Butratherthanwaxingnostalgicfortheageofmom-and-popshops,Ruhlmanseekstounderstandhowourfoodneedshaveshiftedsincethemid-twentiethcentury,andhowtheseneedsmirrorourculturalones.Amixofreportageandrant,personalhistoryandsocialcommentary,Groceryisalandmarkbookfromoneofourmostinsightfulfoodwriters.