“Waste is a human thing”
The Zero Waste Blueprint is a book about perspective. If we can see what waste is and how it got there, we have the understanding to design it out of our world.
This is not a cookbook. It’s an overview of a food system of the future, a system that already exists, as Silo.
Laced with pearls of wisdom, practical tips and inspiring visions of a sustainable future.
‘‘Closed-loop systems, radical suppliers, off-grid ingredients, waste-free prep” and “clean farming” are just some of the words you will find in this polemic on the future of food as we know it. These are just some of the raw ingredients deftly chopped and mixed into an irresistible and intoxicating fusion.
Part inspiration, part practical kitchen know-how, part philosophy—just add anarchic flavours and a dash of pure hope for a beautifully crafted book destined to be a refreshingly radical addition to your kitchen library.
Shortlisted for the Guilds Food Writers Award 2020
What People Are Saying
“I’ve always said that it’s in a chef’s DNA to utilize what would otherwise be thrown away. We are hardwired to take the uncoveted and make it delicious.
But Doug McMaster is on another level entirely―he is doing some of the most thorough and thoughtful work on food waste today.
This book gives you more than a glimpse into his mind. It provides a much-needed roadmap for a future of limited resources and growing demands.”
“When facing a dire and uncertain future with immediate climatic changes our habits often impedes us from making any radical change.
Our industry and our planet need pioneers like Doug McMaster to challenge those habits and the ways we look at our daily work. The way Silo is spearheading the Zero Waste movement is an inspiration to us professional chefs and with this book hopefully will inspire you to reconsider your footprint, your waste and your cooking.”
“This is not a cookbook but a true source of knowledge and inspiration.”
“There are some people who initiate ideas, and then there are some mavericks that refuse to stand still, or simply accept a spotlight of a fading fame; Doug is very much the second of these. Not only did he challenge conventions and prove something to the world (namely that sustainability was not only crucial, but that it could be delicious, exciting, honest and everyday), but he refused to sit still with it.
This book is what the world has needed; not a passion project or a curiosity, a genuine blueprint for how we can all do better and how we can use food and drink to improve our world. To say this is crucial, and to say I’m excited is an understatement!”
“Doug and Silo have been a strong source of inspiration for the culture that we have created around this way of thinking at Amass. The ideas and principles that are put forth in this book, should be a playbook that the whole industry strives to emulate.”
“The universe needs people that think and act like Dougie”