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Killing It: A Memoir of Love, Life, Death and Dinner

Killing It: A Memoir of Love, Life, Death and Dinner

by Camas Davis (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Edition: Main Market
 Publisher: Picador
Published: 11 Jul 2019
ISBN 10: 1509811028
ISBN 13: 9781509811021

Media Reviews
A brave book . . . I was reminded of Elizabeth David . . . very original * The Times *
Killing It combines three popular, profound topics: where our food comes from, how to achieve purpose in life and how to find lasting love * Sunday Times *
Camas Davis kills it indeed, gracefully and unpretentiously blending personal and universal, meat and flesh. If you're a carnivore, or even just wonder how others can be, you'll want to devour this well-crafted, engrossing account -- Colman Andrews, author of Catalan Cuisine
Davis writes with the precision and pacing of a former editor, but one who has gained experience that extends well beyond Manhattan skyscrapers. * Vogue.com *
Killing It is as unflinching as one might imagine a book with that title to be, but it's also humanizing and thoughtful - with the butchery comes a journey of self-realization applicable far beyond the realm of animals or food. * Vanity Fair *
Finding beauty and moral high ground in the abattoir . . . The making of a young female entrepreneur rendered in unvarnished detail * Kirkus *
Searching and entertaining -- Tamar Adler, author of An Everlasting Meal
Whatever one's position on the meat politics spectrum, this book is an excellent testament to just how hard it is to push through to the magic kingdom of one's dream , and that anyone contemplating such a move is going to need adjectives like passionate as a minimum requirement. * Strong Words *
Provide[s] an important insight into how meat ends up on the plate. * France Magazine *
With grace and power, first-time author Davis tells of how she traded a keyboard for a cleaver . . . Her powerful writing and gift for vivid description allow readers to feel as if they, too, are embarking on a life-changing journey * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
Camas Davis is a former editor and writer for magazines including Saveur and National Geographic Adventure. In 2009, she traveled to southwest France to study whole animal butchery and charcuterie and subsequently founded the Portland Meat Collective, a transparent, hands-on meat school that has become a resource for education and reform. In 2014, Camas launched the Good Meat Project, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring responsible meat production and consumption through experiential education across the USA.