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I am on a serious bail streak lately. At less than halfway through this one I‘m ready to move on. The premise, traveling across the country to learn about Americans through food, is excellent. But Majumdar fails to make any connections whatsoever between the food he is describing and what it is to be American. Bit of a letdown for a food memoir, but I probably shouldn‘t have read it right after reading Anthony Bourdain.

I liked Simon's journey to discover America through its food, but my biggest issue with the book was that the chapters were too short--I often felt like there was more to be said. But I appreciated that he didn't shy away from the more difficult subjects, particularly the number of Americans who struggle with food instability and live in food deserts.

An interesting read if you're curious to know more about the wide variety of American foods!

Guess where we are! (Not too difficult, right?).

I didn't love it, but I also didn't hate it; the author's journey of becoming an American Citizen while also discovering the US's unique assortment of foods was a fun read, just not one of my favorites.

Simon Majumdar is one of my favorite people on Food Network (besides Alton Brown) and this book is so filled with his personality and heart! This was totally worth the wait on the library holds list!