Part 1. Household foodwork. The time crunch -- Domesticity : meals, obligation, and gratitude -- American food -- Part 2. Table conversation. Conversation and manners -- Table rituals -- Generations at the table -- Part 3. Food for thought. The human psyche and mind-body dualism -- Appetite and taste -- Part 4. One woman's revolution. Alice Waters's delicious revolution -- Putting the delicious revolution into practice -- Part 5. Community food. Community food and belonging in America -- Gardens and community -- Farmers' markets