the end of the day we miss out on the benefits of cooking and those benefits reach far beyond our medical health. from the whole hog barbecue pits, to the raw milk cheese beet, pollen gets back it basics of cooking to explore the missing link in the food chain. how we transform plants and animals into meals, why? pollan breaks it down into four areas. fire, water, the third, air, might need more explanation. pollan used the example of bread. 80% of bread is air. and finally, earth. bacteria and live cultures. it may not sound appetizing but how do you think our friends get that beer and cheese and prosciutto that we all love so much? well, from his brown breaking book about the food chain to