"Carolan has given us a book whose theme of building social relationships resonates in these times of disconnection across the global food chain...there is certainly a place at the table for No One Eats Alone."
— Stanford Social Innovation Review
"Unlike many easy-fix food books touting local food as the answer, No One Eats Alone tackles both food and health from a systemic perspective. Its conclusions are likely to challenge eaters on all sides of the food conversation...No One Eats Alone is a singular specimen: a well-researched, thoughtful, and ultimately optimistic book on a popular subject that presents, and successfully defends, the point of view it expresses."
— Foreword
"[Carolan] has a gift for straightforward, conversational storytelling...Highly recommended."
— Choice
"Beyond eye-opening, this meticulously researched, deeply compelling narrative is a call to action. The revelation within is that what we eat is profoundly social. And therein lie the seeds for the next food revolution. I doubt I'll eat or shop the same again."
— Kathy Edin, author of "$2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America"
"Since time immemorial, stories have been central to human communities. Michael Carolan is a beautiful storyteller, one whose words, as you will feel, are from the heart. And yet, Michael's words are also brilliantly rigorous and thoughtful. What else can I say?"
— Bruno Sobral, Director, One Health Institute, Colorado State University
"In highly accessible prose and without resorting to the solipsism of popular food writers, Michael Carolan does what few food scholars have ventured: warmly engages readers to think about where their food comes from. This easy-to-digest book is chock-full of stealth lessons on topics ranging from the Green Revolution to food quality standards to food fortification to social science methods. Carolan invites readers to actively participate in the foodscape, recognizing that changing it will take collective action and not just fork-voting."
— Julie Guthman, author of "Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism"