Lost Feast
Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food
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Narrated by:
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Tanya Eby
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By:
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Lenore Newman
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A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.
When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of the foods we have loved to death and what that means for the culinary paths we choose for the future. Whether it's chasing down the luscious butter of local Icelandic cattle or looking at the impacts of modern industrialized agriculture on the range of food varieties we can put in our shopping carts, Newman's bright, intelligent gaze finds insight and humor at every turn.
Bracketing the chapters that look at the history of our relationship to specific foods, Lenore enlists her ecologist friend and fellow cook, Dan, in a series of "extinction dinners" designed to recreate meals of the past or to illustrate how we might be eating in the future. Part culinary romp, part environmental wake-up call, Lost Feast makes a critical contribution to our understanding of food security today. You will never look at what's on your plate in quite the same way again.
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In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through 20 meals over the course of 450 years, from the Far East to the New World, Collingham explains how Africans taught Americans how to grow rice, how the East India Company turned opium into tea, and how Americans became the best-fed people in the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall really interesting and informative
- By Amazon Customer on 01-01-21
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An Edible History of Humanity
- By: Tom Standage
- Narrated by: George K. Wilson
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 571
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Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion. An Edible History of Humanity is a pithy, entertaining account of how a series of changes---caused, enabled, or influenced by food---has helped to shape and transform societies around the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Flawed, but worthwhile
- By Ary Shalizi on 12-28-17
By: Tom Standage
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The Flavor Equation
- The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More than 100 Essential Recipes
- By: Nik Sharma
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
Aroma, texture, sound, emotion—these are just a few of the elements that play into our perceptions of flavor. The Flavor Equation demonstrates how to convert approachable spices, herbs, and commonplace pantry items into tasty, simple dishes. In this groundbreaking book, Nik Sharma, scientist, food blogger, and author of the buzz-generating cookbook Season, guides home cooks on an exploration of flavor in more than 100 recipes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Info on Food Science and Indian Recipes
- By A. Yoshida on 05-11-23
By: Nik Sharma
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Science and Cooking
- Physics Meets Food, from Homemade to Haute Cuisine
- By: Michael Brenner, Pia Sörensen, David Weitz
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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The spectacular culinary creations of modern cuisine are the stuff of countless articles and social media feeds. But to a scientist they are also perfect pedagogical explorations into the basic scientific principles of cooking. In Science and Cooking, Harvard professors Michael Brenner, Pia Sörensen, and David Weitz bring the classroom to your kitchen to teach the physics and chemistry underlying every recipe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good book - with some winning points
- By Chris L. on 07-17-21
By: Michael Brenner, and others
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- Kenny
- 11-20-23
Well researched
Good book. Informative and funny. At times depressing. Would highly recommend to anyone who like to learn about what they eat.
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