There are certain books that come across my desk that give me a bittersweet feeling: they are so well-conceived and so beautifully crafted, and so relevant to the way I try to live my own life that I wish I had written it myself.

This is the case witih Anny Lapp� and Bryant Terry's new book, Grub: Ideas for An Urban Organic Kitchen.

From Ms. Lapp�'s though-provoking essays on topics like how our perceptions of the safety of our food govern our eating habits to workable suggestions on how to change our current food system, the book leaves the reader feeling hopeful, and not browbeaten. PURCHASE: Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen [Book]