Book description
Dividing his sensibilities between Epicureanism and ethics, Taras
Grescoe set out on a nine-month, world-wide search for a delicious-and
humane-plate of seafood. Along the way, he explains the cultural and
commercial implications of fish production on our environment, our
health, and our seas. At once entertaining and illuminating,
Bottomfeeder
is a thoroughly enjoyable narrative about the world's cuisines and an
examination of the fishing and farming practices we take too easily for
granted. Praise for The Devil's Picnic:
"Grescoe is of the Anthony Bourdain school of reportage,
treating the reader as a sidekick on a rebellious adventure...not for
the faint of heart." - Washington Post
"Vivid and entertaining...Grescoe roams the world to tell the
stories of various passions, most of them edible."- New
York Times Book Review
Taras Grescoe is the author of two books, one of which,
Sacre
Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec
, was shortlisted for the Writers Trust Award and was a national
bestseller in Canada. His work appears in major publications all over
the US, the UK and Canada, including
The Times, National Geographic,
Independent, Condé Nast Traveller
(U. K.),
National Geographic Traveler
and the
New York Times
.. He lives in Montreal.
