Eugenia Bone is an American food and nature writer, as well as a chef and amateur mycologist. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, Saveur and the BBC Science Focus. Bone is the author of numerous books on food and mushrooms.
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Bone has taught and lectured at the New York Botanical Garden, Denver Botanical Garden and the New York Public Library. She is the former president of the New York Mycological Society.
Career
editBone has written extensively about fungi and their role within nature, as well as within the health and mental health realms.[1] Bone has published numerous books including Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook (2021) which includes recipes by wild mushroom foragers, mycologists and chefs specializing in mushroom-based dishes. Many of the contributors were featured in the 2019 documentary film, Fantastic Fungi, by Louie Schwartzberg.[1]
Her book Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You (2018) covers various microorganisms including endophytic fungi in plants as well as other species that live in the human gut.[2][3] Her book, Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms (2013) was reviewed in the New York Times and other publications.[4]
Bone has taught and lectured at the New York Botanical Gardens, the Denver Botanical Gardens, the New York Public Library, and the Reuben Museum, among other venues.[5][6][7]
She is the former president of the New York Mycological Society.[8]
Selected books
edit- Well Preserved: Recipes and techniques for putting up small batches of seasonal foods, (2009), Crown Publishing/Clarkson Potter a division of Random House. ISBN 978-0-307-88580-7[9]
- Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms, (2013), Rodale Press. ISBN 978-1-60961-987-9[10]
- Kitchen Ecosystem: Integrating Recipes to Create Delicious Meals, (2014), Clarkson Potter Press, ISBN 978-0-385-34512-5
- Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You, (2018), Rodale Press ISBN 978-1-62336-735-0[11]
- Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook, (2021), Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-1647222956[12]
Awards and honors
editBone's 2009 book, Well Preserved: Recipes and techniques for putting up small batches of seasonal foods was nominated for a James Beard Award.[13] Her 2021 book, Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook won the Nautilus Silver Medal Award for food, cooking and healthy living.[14]
Personal life
editBone spent her youth in New York City. Her father, Edward Giobbi is of Italian heritage and was a James Beard Award-winning chef. She met her husband, Kevin, in Colorado Springs.[1][2] Bone lives in Colorado and New York City.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bone, Eugenia (23 June 2022). "Mushroom magic: 5 ways fungus-based technology will change the world". BBC Science Focus. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b Fischer, Mary Clare (April 2018). "This Author Reveals What Your Poop Says About Your Health". 5280: Denver's Mile High Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ McElhatton, Heather (21 May 2018). "Nature writer Eugenia Bone: Skip hand sanitizer and miss a shampoo or two". MPR News. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Seymour, Miranda (17 November 2011). "Mushroom Magic". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Eugenia Bone: The Kitchen Mycologist". Wisconsin Mycological Society. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "About Eugenia Bone". Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Eugenia Bone: Appearances". Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Druckman, Charlot (29 March 2022). "New cookbook reflects mushroom mania but not foraging's full community". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Bone, Eugenia (27 October 2010). Well Preserved: Recipes and techniques for putting up small batches of seasonal foods. Random House. ISBN 9780307885807. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Bone, Eugenia (26 February 2013). Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms. Rodale Press. ISBN 9781609619879. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Bone, Eugenia (3 April 2018). Mycrobia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You. Rodale Press. ISBN 9781623367350. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Bone, Eugenia (7 December 2021). Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781647222956. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Eugenia Bone, Single Subject, Book Nominee". James Beard Awards. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Eugenia Bone: Books". Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Eugenia Bone". Science Friday. Retrieved 28 October 2022.