Book Event: Michael Shaikh with Nimmi Gowrinathan

Brooklyn writer and human rights investigator Michael Shaikh presents a groundbreaking combination of travel writing, memoir, and cookbook.

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Michael Shaikh presents The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found
In conversation with Nimmi Gowrinathan

Brooklyn writer and human rights investigator Michael Shaikh presents The Last Sweet Bite, a groundbreaking combination of travel writing, memoir, and cookbook. Highlighting the courageous persistence of people struggling to protect their food culture in the face of war, genocide, and violence, The Last Sweet Bite is a powerful exploration of cuisine in conflict zones and uncovers how humanity’s appetite for violence shapes what’s on our plate. 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. Activist Nimmi Gowrinathan (Radicalizing Her) joins Shaikh for an in-depth discussion, before an audience Q&A and signing.

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