{"product_id":"book-club-the-last-sweet-bite","title":"Book Club: The Last Sweet Bite","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eJoin us for Book Larder Book Club! We're shining a light on food titles that make us think beyond recipes, and our book for September is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/the-last-sweet-bite-stories-and-recipes-of-culinary-heritage-lost-and-found\" title=\"The Last Sweet Bite\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found\u003c\/a\u003e. We will gather in the store before hours to discuss the book and its related themes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a free community event, but \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/7EqWPsBz3dafghj17\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewe request an RSVP\u003c\/a\u003e as we have limited capacity. Please note this is a discussion group, not an author talk, and the author will not be present.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/the-last-sweet-bite-stories-and-recipes-of-culinary-heritage-lost-and-found\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(22, 19, 19);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 James Beard Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWar changes every part of human culture: art, education, music, politics. Why should food be any different? For nearly twenty years, Michael Shaikh’s job was investigating human rights abuses in conflict zones. Early on, he noticed how war not only changed the lives of victims and their societies, but also unexpectedly changed the way they ate, forcing people to alter their recipes or even stop cooking altogether, threatening the very survival of ancient dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking combination of travel writing, memoir, and cookbook, The Last Sweet Bite uncovers how humanity’s appetite for violence shapes what’s on our plate. Animated by touching personal interviews, original reporting, and extraordinary recipes from modern-day conflict zones across the globe, Shaikh reveals the stories of how genocide, occupation, and civil war can disappear treasured recipes, but also introduces us to the extraordinary yet overlooked home cooks and human rights activists trying to save them. From a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh and a brutal civil war in Sri Lanka to the drug wars in the Andes and the enduring effects of America’s westward expansion, Shaikh highlights resilient diasporic communities refusing to let their culinary heritage become another casualty of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of what we eat today or buy in a market has been shaped by violence; in some form, someone’s history and politics is on the dinner table. The Last Sweet Bite aims to tell us how it got there. Weaving together histories of food, migration, human rights, and recipes, Shaikh shows us how reclaiming lost cuisines is not just a form of resistance and hope but also how cooking can be a strategy for survival during trying times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIf you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, you can find it on our website \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/the-last-sweet-bite-stories-and-recipes-of-culinary-heritage-lost-and-found\" title=\"here\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/kitchen-confidential-25th-anniversary-edition\" title=\"here\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/what-is-queer-food-paperback\" title=\"here\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48306967281882,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5957\/7004\/files\/lastsweetbite.jpg?v=1778182912","url":"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/book-club-the-last-sweet-bite","provider":"Book Larder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}