Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food is a 2019 non-fictionculinary book written by Lenore Newman and published by ECW Press. It discusses the history of lost foods that have gone extinct due to human activity and the current issues of culinary extinction risks throughout the world, along with possible ways to avoid these outcomes through food alternatives and better stewardship.
The Taste Canada silver award for culinary narrative books was given to Lost Feast in 2020.[1] A Silver Medal was also given to the book for the nonfiction ecology and environment category in the 2019 ForeWord Magazine awards.[2]
The book is split across four sections and three to four chapters in each section. Generally, these sections discuss a different era of history and different types of lost foods that were consumed to extinction at some point in human history. This includes the history of the passenger pigeon and of mammoths, one of the earliest extinction events caused by human development.[3] Other foods discussed include the herb silphium which was held in high esteem in Roman and Egyptian cultures, the dodo, the Ansault pear cultivar, and salmon living in Lake Ontario.[4] Additionally, the author discusses the "extinction dinners" they organized that focused on replicating lost foods with modern varieties and foods that are invasive or likely to eventually go extinct if no action is taken.[5] The bluefin tuna is described as a favorite of Newman, but one that is highly likely to be gone within a generation if consumption is not decreased significantly.[6] As an alternative, the author discusses the beneficial potential of cellular agriculture and brands like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat in helping reduce the consumption of other forms of food that can be negatively impacted by growing human consumption rates.[7] The issue of lack of biodiversity in modern cultivars is a common topic of discussion in the book and how it might relate to eventual modern extinctions.[8] Newman suggests not only buying heirloom plants but also supporting innovation in the agricultural field, especially indoor agriculture, and expanding the usage of greenhouses.[9]
Style and toneedit
Writing for the journal Gastronomica, L. Sasha Gora said that Lost Feast helps add to a "growing body of literature" surrounding food and climate change while being "textbook-like in content, but chatty in tone".[5] Sarah E. Tracy in the Literary Review of Canada approves of the "smooth and saucy prose" that makes the book "buzzy, compelling, and genuinely funny".[10]ForeWord Magazine reviewer Rachel Jagareski called the text, especially the footnotes, "engaging and conversational" and that the interviews with other members of the agricultural community are "full of vitality and dialogue" with the culinary subjects discussed having plenty of "wry commentary".[11]
Critical receptionedit
As a part of the 2019 recommended book gifts list, Civil Eats writer Christina Cooke describes the book as one that forces readers to understand their involvement in extinctions past and present and that it presents an "interesting and thought-provoking adventure alongside an engaging, wry-humored narrator".[12] A member of the Culinary Historians of Canada organization, Sylvia Lovegren, highly recommended the book and called it "eye-opening, entertaining and educational".[13] Dana Hansen, an editor for the Hamilton Review of Books, picked Lost Feast as their editor's pick book for the Fall 2019 issue, describing the book as "part culinary romp, part environmental wake-up call" and that it serves as a "critical contribution" to food security knowledge for the public.[14]Booklist's Alice Burton says that Lost Feast teaches readers about needing to adapt to available food supplies and that the best option for humans is to "follow the example of the famed New York 'pizza rat'".[15] Whitney Rothwell in This Magazine stated that foodies would be especially interested in the book thanks to it being "stuffed with tantalizing tidbits of food trivia" that would be useful at any future dinner party.[16]
Referencesedit
^"Celebrating the 2020 Taste Canada Award Winners". MENU Magazine. November 5, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^"2019 Indies Winner: Lost Feast". ForeWord Magazine. 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Torres, Luisa (September 23, 2019). "When We Love Our Food So Much That It Goes Extinct". NPR. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Barrett, Brandon (October 24, 2019). "Loved to death: Cornucopia event explores history of extinct foods". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^ abGora LS (November 2020). "Review: Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food, by Lenore Newman". Gastronomica. 20 (4): 109–110. doi:10.1525/gfc.2020.20.4.109. S2CID 228986711. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Brehaut, Laura (October 15, 2019). "In Lost Feast, Lenore Newman considers the foods we've 'loved to death'". National Post. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^McDonald, Bob (December 20, 2019). "Exploring culinary extinction: the foods we have eaten out of existence". CBC.ca. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Tomlinson, Shelley (June 27, 2019). "Food species face higher extinction risk: book". The Western Producer. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^"UFV food expert presents new book, Lost Feast". Abbotsford News. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Tracy, Sarah E. (January–February 2020). "Fake and Forgotten Foods". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Jagareski, Rachel (January–February 2020). "Review of Lost Feast". ForeWord Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Cooke, Christina (December 3, 2019). "Our 2019 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide". Civil Eats. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Lovegren, Sylvia (2019). "Digestible Bits and Bites Book Reviews". Culinaryhistorians.ca. Culinary Historians of Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Hansen, Dana (Fall 2019). "What We're Reading: Editors' Picks Part 1, Fall 2019". Hamilton Review of Books. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Burton A (September 15, 2019). "Review: Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food". Booklist. 116 (2): 8. ISSN 0006-7385. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Rothwell, Whitney (September 1, 2019). "Lost Feast". This Magazine. 53 (2): 43. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
Further readingedit
Jonathan Green (March 14, 2020). "The food we've loved to death". Blueprint (Podcast). ABC Online. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
Nicola Twilley; Cynthia Graber (November 4, 2019). "Of Ghost Foods and Culinary Extinction". Gastropod (Podcast). Retrieved January 23, 2021.
October 31, 2023
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Lost Feast Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food is a 2019 non fiction culinary book written by Lenore Newman and published by ECW Press It discusses the history of lost foods that have gone extinct due to human activity and the current issues of culinary extinction risks throughout the world along with possible ways to avoid these outcomes through food alternatives and better stewardship Lost FeastHardcover editionAuthorLenore NewmanCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishPublisherECW PressPublication dateOctober 8 2019Media typePrint e bookPages312Awards2019 ForeWord Magazine Silver Medal 2020 Taste Canada Silver AwardISBN9781770414358The Taste Canada silver award for culinary narrative books was given to Lost Feast in 2020 1 A Silver Medal was also given to the book for the nonfiction ecology and environment category in the 2019 ForeWord Magazine awards 2 Contents 1 Content 2 Style and tone 3 Critical reception 4 References 5 Further readingContent editThe book is split across four sections and three to four chapters in each section Generally these sections discuss a different era of history and different types of lost foods that were consumed to extinction at some point in human history This includes the history of the passenger pigeon and of mammoths one of the earliest extinction events caused by human development 3 Other foods discussed include the herb silphium which was held in high esteem in Roman and Egyptian cultures the dodo the Ansault pear cultivar and salmon living in Lake Ontario 4 Additionally the author discusses the extinction dinners they organized that focused on replicating lost foods with modern varieties and foods that are invasive or likely to eventually go extinct if no action is taken 5 The bluefin tuna is described as a favorite of Newman but one that is highly likely to be gone within a generation if consumption is not decreased significantly 6 As an alternative the author discusses the beneficial potential of cellular agriculture and brands like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat in helping reduce the consumption of other forms of food that can be negatively impacted by growing human consumption rates 7 The issue of lack of biodiversity in modern cultivars is a common topic of discussion in the book and how it might relate to eventual modern extinctions 8 Newman suggests not only buying heirloom plants but also supporting innovation in the agricultural field especially indoor agriculture and expanding the usage of greenhouses 9 Style and tone editWriting for the journal Gastronomica L Sasha Gora said that Lost Feast helps add to a growing body of literature surrounding food and climate change while being textbook like in content but chatty in tone 5 Sarah E Tracy in the Literary Review of Canada approves of the smooth and saucy prose that makes the book buzzy compelling and genuinely funny 10 ForeWord Magazine reviewer Rachel Jagareski called the text especially the footnotes engaging and conversational and that the interviews with other members of the agricultural community are full of vitality and dialogue with the culinary subjects discussed having plenty of wry commentary 11 Critical reception editAs a part of the 2019 recommended book gifts list Civil Eats writer Christina Cooke describes the book as one that forces readers to understand their involvement in extinctions past and present and that it presents an interesting and thought provoking adventure alongside an engaging wry humored narrator 12 A member of the Culinary Historians of Canada organization Sylvia Lovegren highly recommended the book and called it eye opening entertaining and educational 13 Dana Hansen an editor for the Hamilton Review of Books picked Lost Feast as their editor s pick book for the Fall 2019 issue describing the book as part culinary romp part environmental wake up call and that it serves as a critical contribution to food security knowledge for the public 14 Booklist s Alice Burton says that Lost Feast teaches readers about needing to adapt to available food supplies and that the best option for humans is to follow the example of the famed New York pizza rat 15 Whitney Rothwell in This Magazine stated that foodies would be especially interested in the book thanks to it being stuffed with tantalizing tidbits of food trivia that would be useful at any future dinner party 16 References edit Celebrating the 2020 Taste Canada Award Winners MENU Magazine November 5 2020 Retrieved January 23 2021 2019 Indies Winner Lost Feast ForeWord Magazine 2019 Retrieved January 23 2021 Torres Luisa September 23 2019 When We Love Our Food So Much That It Goes Extinct NPR Retrieved January 23 2021 Barrett Brandon October 24 2019 Loved to death Cornucopia event explores history of extinct foods Pique Newsmagazine Retrieved January 23 2021 a b Gora LS November 2020 Review Lost Feast Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food by Lenore Newman Gastronomica 20 4 109 110 doi 10 1525 gfc 2020 20 4 109 S2CID 228986711 Retrieved January 23 2021 Brehaut Laura October 15 2019 In Lost Feast Lenore Newman considers the foods we ve loved to death National Post Retrieved January 23 2021 McDonald Bob December 20 2019 Exploring culinary extinction the foods we have eaten out of existence CBC ca Retrieved January 23 2021 Tomlinson Shelley June 27 2019 Food species face higher extinction risk book The Western Producer Retrieved January 23 2021 UFV food expert presents new book Lost Feast Abbotsford News January 18 2020 Retrieved January 23 2021 Tracy Sarah E January February 2020 Fake and Forgotten Foods Literary Review of Canada Retrieved January 23 2021 Jagareski Rachel January February 2020 Review of Lost Feast ForeWord Magazine Retrieved January 23 2021 Cooke Christina December 3 2019 Our 2019 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide Civil Eats Retrieved January 23 2021 Lovegren Sylvia 2019 Digestible Bits and Bites Book Reviews Culinaryhistorians ca Culinary Historians of Canada Retrieved January 23 2021 Hansen Dana Fall 2019 What We re Reading Editors Picks Part 1 Fall 2019 Hamilton Review of Books Retrieved January 23 2021 Burton A September 15 2019 Review Lost Feast Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food Booklist 116 2 8 ISSN 0006 7385 Retrieved January 23 2021 Rothwell Whitney September 1 2019 Lost Feast This Magazine 53 2 43 Retrieved January 23 2021 Further reading editJonathan Green March 14 2020 The food we ve loved to death Blueprint Podcast ABC Online Retrieved January 23 2021 Nicola Twilley Cynthia Graber November 4 2019 Of Ghost Foods and Culinary Extinction Gastropod Podcast Retrieved January 23 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lost Feast amp oldid 1149895035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
