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Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini
Held Wednesday 9 April 2025
Interviewed by Stewart Collins
Stewart Collins is the literary director of the Kent House Series. As well as having written
for the stage and numerous national publications, Stewart has been the artistic director of numerous performance and literary festivals and founder of both Stoke-on-Trent and
Petworth Literary Festivals.
As an interviewer, he has chaired over a hundred literary conversations, notably with
Clare Balding, David Suchet, Hugh Bonneville, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Palin,
Nick Hornby, Victoria Hislop and William Boyd.
How the World Eats
Julian Baggini engages with food in a way that nobody else does. He's the most important thinker we've got on food in the UK
TIM HAYWARD, author of Steak
"A profound and important book about our broken food system and how we might fix it. Baggini treats a thorny and complex issue with balance, clarity and a leavening of wit".
NED PALMER, author of A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles
"Julian expertly takes the reader on a wonderful journey and exploration through philosophy, culture and gastronomy across the globe. A must-read for anyone passionate about food, culture and connections".
DR. RUPY AUJLA, author of The Doctor's Kitchen
Julian Baggini is an English philosopher, journalist and the author of over 20 books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine and has written for numerous international newspapers and magazines.
How The World Eats is an essential guide to food and nutrition from the bestselling author and popular philosopher. Should we buy organic and become vegan? Is personalised nutrition a fad? Is modern-day agriculture humanity’s big mistake? Baggini offers fascinating and important insights…
We should all really know the basics about how food is grown, reared, processed, and traded as well as how it affects our culture, health and environment. But how many of us truly understand what we call the ‘food system’?
Baggini crosses continents looking for answers, considering the hunter-gatherer Hadzas in Tanzania, Inuit communities in the Arctic, Bhutan’s smallholdings, The Netherlands’ ‘sustainable intensification’, Belgium’s chocolate factories, Finland’s school canteens, and NASA’s International Space Station. Along the way, his book covers conversations with countless scientists, producers, nutritionists, farmers, entrepreneurs, and campaigners, to build a clear picture of the food health of the planet. Offering seven essential principles for eating today, How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy is a definitive guide to something we all do daily, but of which we know very little.
