"Goodfood"

Title"Goodfood"
Year for Search1993
AuthorsWagar, W[alter] Warren(1932-2004)
Secondary AuthorsSerling, Carol
Tertiary AuthorsWagar, W. Warren
Secondary TitleJourneys to the Twilight Zone
Pagination15-32
Date Published1993
PublisherDAW Books
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

The story is set in a future (eutopian or dystopian is left to the reader) in which food that is deemed not good for you is illegal, culinary porn (old cookbooks) are kept in locked sections of libraries, and to be married a couple must be tested for serum cholesterol. An underground system of dealers and grillers provide bacon and eggs, hamburgers, and so forth. The F.F.F. or Food Freedom Fighters torch saladerias, bomb Goodfood rallies and fight back in other ways. The Goodfood Bureau of Investigation enforces the laws. 

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

The author (1932-2004) was Professor of History at Binghamton University.

Full Text

1993 Wagar, W[alter] Warren (1932-2004). “Goodfood.” Journeys to the Twilight Zone. Ed. Carol Serling (New York: Daw Books, 1993), 15-32. DLC

The story is set in a future (eutopian or dystopian is left to the reader) in which food that is deemed not good for you is illegal, culinary porn (old cookbooks) are kept in locked sections of libraries, and to be married a couple must be tested for serum cholesterol. An underground system of dealers and grillers provide bacon and eggs, hamburgers, and so forth. The F.F.F. or Food Freedom Fighters torch saladerias, bomb Goodfood rallies and fight back in other ways. The Goodfood Bureau of Investigation enforces the laws. The author was Professor of History at Binghamton University.