A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of thirty families from twenty-four countries surrounded by a week's worth of food.

Foreword / Marion Nestle -- Dinner is served -- Australia -- Bhutan -- Bosnia -- Essay: Baked, boiled, roasted, and fried / Alfred W. Crosby -- Photo gallery: the kitchen -- Chad -- China -- Essay: McSlow / Corby Kummer -- Photo gallery: Fast food -- Cuba -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- France -- Essay: Cart a la carte / Charles C. Mann -- Photo gallery: Street food -- Germany -- Great Britain -- Greenland -- Guatemala -- Essay: Food with a face / Michael Pollan -- Photo gallery: meat -- India -- Italy -- Japan -- Kuwait -- Essay: Launching a sea ethic / Carl Safina -- Photo gallery: fish -- Mali -- Mexico -- Mongolia -- Philippines -- Essay: Diabesity / Francine R. Kaufman -- Photo gallery: meals -- Poland -- Turkey -- United States. .