THE LOST SUPPER Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past

Tim Fannon narrates this world food tour crisply and deliberately. His delivery style is reminiscent of a news reporter's and captures the author's enthusiasm for discovering the unusual--for example, there's a long early chapter on insects. But listeners should persevere: Enlightening stories on Roman fish sauce, neolithic bread, British farmhouse cheese, and an endangered Spanish pig--the Ossabaw Island hog found on a barrier island off the coast of Georgia--and more are shared. The Canadian author's journeys explore vast diversity. He made the visits he describes to find a way "to a sustainable and more nourishing past." Taras Grescoe, an award-winning nonfiction writer, argues that a return to the flavors and foodways of the past will benefit a planet crippled by monoculture agriculture and processed foods. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2023]