Tucson Festival of Books

Treasured Recipes Lost and Found


While traveling the world and exploring culinary heritages and foodways, Michael Shaikh realized that food has the power to tell our stories. Join him as he shares recipes from heroic home cooks determined to perpetuate their cultural cuisine even while living in the midst of modern-day conflict zones.


Panelist
Michael Shaikh

Michael Shaikh is a writer and human rights investigator who has worked for 20 years in areas marred by political crisis and armed conflict. He has worked at Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group, the Center for Civilians in Conflict, the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice....

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Book:
The Last Sweet Bite
Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found
Michael Shaikh
Culinary
Random House
June 2025
ISBN 9780593442845
320 pages
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