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The taste of tomorrow : dispatches from the future of food / Josh Schonwald

Author
Schonwald, Josh
Published
New York : Harper, 2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Contents
Prologue: Gastropub 2035 -- Pt. 1: Beginnings. The next salmon and the bagged salad moment -- Pt. 2: Salad days. Into the world's salad bowl ; The radicchio king, the produce oligarchy, and the greatest engineering feat in salad history ; Alice Waters' farmer (the Weed Period) ; The culinary potential of Frankenfood -- Pt. 3: Meat. Why not cow, goat, emu, or rabbit? ; The guilt-free, heart-attack-fighting super burger ; Among the meat growers -- Pt. 4: Fish. Where is the next salmon? ; The super bowl of seafood ; The last perfect species : St. Peter's fish ; The tilapia tycoon with cobia dreams ; The nephrologist ; The seafood revolution will be indoors -- Pt. 5: Ethnic. The deadhead and the next pad thai ; The food futurists ; The last culinary frontier -- Pt. 6: The end of food. Achieving metabolic dominance ; The nano panacea -- Conclusion: The perfect meal -- Recipes: The mouthfeel of the future.
Summary
Investigates the trends and technologies that are transforming the world of food, including America's obsession with Japan, genetic engineering, and nanotechnology.
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ISBN
9780061804212 (hardcover)
0061804215 (hardcover)
9780061804229 (trade pbk.)
0061804223 (trade pbk.)
Source of Acquisition
DuBois copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2011.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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