http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a12795335/anthony-bourdain-wasted-food-documentary/
Anthony Bourdain doesn't know when or how, but he believes a food apocalypse is coming. The planet is ill-equipped to feed the rapidly growing population, on track to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, and the food industry comfortably functions through a system of livestock factories, over-tilled farmland, and a glut of food in super markets that most people aren't even aware exists.
How much do we waste? Americans throw away 40 percent of the food we produce, most of which could feed children or create more as stock feed or compost. Instead, it sits in landfills. It's an unsustainable system of waste. "I don't even know that we deserve to live," Bourdain announces in the first minute of Wasted!, a new documentary that he executive produced.
Wasted!, which premieres October 13, covers all aspects of the wasteful food system on a global scale, lining up statistics with food advocates, chefs, and farmers. Bourdain himself assures he is not an activist, but the issue was too pressing for him to not get involved. He spoke with Esquire about the politics of food, how the U.S. stacks up, and why he doesn't want to be an advocate.
Is producing this documentary an activist move for you?
No. I don't like to be an advocate. I never saw myself as being a good candidate to be an advocate. I believe in uncertainty. I don't like to be sure of things. I like to maintain a willing suspension of disbelief. But I think this is an issue where I'm not ambivalent about anything. I learned to cook in kitchens where it was basically a sin to waste perfectly good food, so this is an issue that resonates with me in a visceral way.
Have you done anything on the issue before producing this documentary?
No—sort of unintentionally. There's a running theme in Parts Unknown and my previous shows: We celebrate cooks and cultures where they value every little bit, and where they try to turn what little they have into something proudly delicious. Those are the cooks I think I'm most emotional about, and have tried to present in the most flattering way, rather than high-end restaurants.
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