Author | Lenore Newman |
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Language | English |
Publisher | ECW Press |
Publication date | October 8, 2019 |
Publication place | Canada |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 312 |
Awards | 2019 ForeWord Magazine Silver Medal 2020 Taste Canada Silver Award |
ISBN | 9781770414358 |
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.
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]