Edible Portland and Ecotrust hosted Ann Vileisis, author of Kitchen Literacy, in November 2007. Having attended the talk, Rebecca Gerendasy of Cooking Up A Story was inspired by Ann's words. That inspiration resulted in a three-part video series. Ann discusses what we know about our food, and how we came to know it.

This is the first video in the series. Watch the second video here. Cooking Up A Story’s work is shot unscripted, and the stories are told in the voice of the subject.