Matthew Evans
Beaumaris Books
In association with Murdoch Books
Proudly presents an evening with
MATTHEW EVANS
For his thought provoking new book
ON EATING MEAT
Not just for meat eaters but
FOR ANYONE WANTING TO MAKE ETHICAL FOOD CHOICES!
When: Tuesday 16th July 2019, 7.30pm
Where: GINGER FOX
23-25 South Concourse, Beaumaris
Cost: Book & ticket together for just $50
Also includes admission & finger food.
Beverages at bar prices.
*Only at time of ticket purchase
*Only one specially priced book per ticket
**Phone credit card bookings accepted**
Ticket Only $33
Phone: 9589 4638
E-mail: read@beaumarisbooks.com.au
Bookings Essential
In ON EATING MEAT , Matthew Evans, aka The Gourmet Farmer, presents a scorching manifesto on the ethics of eating meat, and asks the kind of questions that will make vegans, vegetarians and carnivores, stop in their tracks.
How can 160,000 deaths in one day constitute a 'medium-sized operation’? Think beef is killing the world? What about asparagus farms? Or golf? Eat dairy? You'd better eat veal, too. Evans writes:
‘Genuinely informed conversation about what constitutes a ‘moral’ carnivore remains elusive. Partly, this is because the
debate has been seconded by those who want us to implicitly trust what happens behind those locked farm gates –as well as by those who want us to eat no meat at all.’
Going vegan might be all the rage, but the fact is the world has an ever-growing, insatiable appetite for meat, especially cheap meat. Evans grapples with the thorny issues around the ways we produce and consume animals. From feedlots and abattoirs, to organic farms and animal welfare agencies, he has an intimate, expert understanding of the farming practices that take place in our name.
Ultimately Evans is calling for less radicalisation, greater understanding and transparency, and for ethical omnivores to stand up for the welfare of animals and farmers alike. Sure to spark intense debate, On Eating Meat is an urgent read for anyone who has thought about the food they eat and where it comes from.
MATTHEW EVANS is a former chef and food critic, now a Tasmanian smallholder, restaurateur and food activist. He raises pigs, milks cows, tends a garden, runs a farm restaurant and teaches from Fat Pig Farm, in the picturesque Huon Valley. Matthew is the star of the long-running SBS TV show The Gourmet Farmer as well as food documentaries What's the Catch? and For the Love of Meat. He is the author of twelve books, including the authoritative and internationally bestselling Real Food Companion and The Gourmet Farmer Deli Book, as well as his autobiography Never Order Chicken on a Monday followed by The Dirty Chef.