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.
