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Food writer and blogger Tara Austen Weaver shares her
uproarious, firsthand account of what happens when a lifelong vegetarian enters
the mysterious world of Chateaubriands, London Broils, and osso buco style cuts... and the men who spend their days working with them.

Growing up in a family that kept jars of bean sprouts on its
windowsill before such things were desirable or hip, Weaver never thought she'd
stray from vegetarianism. But as an adult, she found herself in poor health,
and, having tried cures of every kind, a doctor finally ordered her to eat
meat. Warily, she ventured into the butcher shop, and as the man behind the
counter wrapped up her first-ever chicken, she found herself charmed.
Eventually, he dared her to cook her way through his meat counter. As Tara navigates through this new world -- grass-fed beef
vs. grain-fed beef; finding chickens that are truly free-range --  she's tempted to give up and go back to
eating tempeh. The more she learns about meat and how it's produced, and the
effects eating it has on the human body and the planet, the less she feels she
knows. She embarks upon a sometimes hilarious, sometimes frightening whirlwind
tour that takes her from slaughterhouse to chef's table, from urban farm to the
hearthside of cow wranglers. Along the way, she meets an unforgettable cast of
characters who all seem to take a vested interest in whether she opts for
turnips or T-bones.

Tara Austen Weaver is an award-winning writer whose work focuses on
the themes of food, travel, art, and adventure. Her writing has been
published in Edible San Francisco, on Chow.com, and in numerous
anthologies. Her food blog, Tea and Cookies, was selected by the Times of London as one of the top food
blogs in the world.