Taras Grescoe – Author
Taras Grescoe is the author of seven nonfiction books including his latest, The Lost Supper. Join us as we welcome him to discuss his book The Lost Supper which explores the key to healthy and sustainable eating.
In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, an exciting and globe-trotting account of ancient cuisines—from Neolithic bread to ancient Roman fish sauce—and why reviving the foods of the past is the key to saving the future.
The Lost Supper explores an idea that is quickly spreading among restauranteurs, food producers, scientists, and gastronomes around the world: that the key to healthy and sustainable eating lies not in looking forward, but in looking back to the foods that have sustained us through our half-million-year existence as a species.
Taras Grescoe is the author of seven Nonfiction books and a widely read commentator on the interplay of food, travel, and the environment. His journalism has been published in many of the world's leading newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the Guardian, and National Geographic. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.