Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human activities. There is a natural world, and there is man. But man also belongs to the natural world. If he is a ferocious predator, that too is part of evolution. If cod and haddock and other species cannot survive because man kills them, something more adaptable will take their place. Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.
Mark KurlanskyFood is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture.
Mark KurlanskyThe egg creams of Avenue A in New York and the root beer float....are among the high points of American gastronomic inventiveness.
Mark Kurlansky