At The New York Times’s series of Times Talks, chef Anthony Bourdain made clear his intentions to become a general in the fight against food waste. And his chief tactics, he said, will be shame and public humiliation.
Mr Bourdain’s targets are inefficient home cooks, people who rely solely on restaurant food, those who don’t compost and grocery stores.
“Go to any major chain supermarket and think about that tower of perfectly stacked, impeccable oranges or tomatoes, and understand that the supermarket by design has already figured and costed-out the fact — the immutable fact — that they will throw 30 percent in the garbage just so it will look cool,” he said. “This is horrifying.”
Joining him was the chef Danny Bowien, who stars with Mr. Bourdain in their new film, “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste,” which had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last spring.
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Source: The New York Times, 6 October 2017