Please Feed Me: A Punk Vegan Cookbook

by Niall McGuirk

A punk rock vegan cookbook featuring anecdotes from the bands that performed at the Hope Collective, a legendary venue in Dublin that became the blue print and inspiration for punk and DIY spaces across Ireland and the UK.

Featuring contributions from more than 120 people who donated their vegan recipes and thoughts on the importance of the punk rock community and culture, including stories from seminal punk banks such as Fugazi, Bikini Kill, and Chumbawamba, Please Feed Me uniquely illustrates the connections between community, art, activism and health. The thunderous subtext of the book is the vital underground community and network created and maintained by a collective of organizers and hundreds of musicians at a time when most punk bands were signing to major labels for the highest dollar amount. The book documents pieces of the stories of many popular US and international punk bands that continue to have a major influence on youth subcultures today.

Genres: Cookbooks, Vegan, Food, Nonfiction, Punk, Music

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2004

Reviews

[Richard]

Please Feed Me is a punk rock vegan cookbook. Each recipe features an anecdote by a band that performed via the Hope Collective, a popular punk booking collective in Dublin the author helped maintain for over a decade. (The Hope Collective became a blue print and inspiration for punk and DIY spaces across Ireland and the UK.) The book features contributions from over 120 people who donated their vegan recipes and thoughts on the importance of the punk rock community and culture, including such seminal punk banks such as Fugazi, Bikini Kill, and Chumbawamba.

In addition to great recipes, Please Feed Me uniquely illustrates the connections between community, art, activism and health. The thunderous subtext of the book is the vital underground community and network created and maintained by a collective of organizers and hundreds of musicians at a time when most punk bands were signing to major labels for the highest dollar amount. The book documents pieces of the stories of many popular US and international punk bands that continue to have a major influence on youth subcultures today.

[Daithí T · Rating 5 out of 5]

great insight to Dublin punk scene, great recipes to boot

[Hannah Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this book up at the library expecting some weak vegan cook book (it was shelved in teen non-fiction) and was entranced. Because it is a punk cookbook, encouraging the same diy attitude. Some days I'm terrified I'll mess up a recipe just by looking at it wrong, and this cookbook gives off the air of "nah man, I've seen worse. Just needs ketchup" it may not be for everyone, but college vegans should take a look at it.

[Milo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was looking for good vegan recipes again last night, and remembered this was on my shelf. It's an amazing story of the Hope Collective, complete with the lists of bands that played in Ireland, and with each gig there's a recipe for yummy vegan food.

Its great if you're into punk, pop culture, history, and vegan cooking and eating.

[Ryan Mishap · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cooking food for the bands that came through spawned this cookbook and look back at the times, the shows, the collective, and more. I wanted more memoir, less recipes, but hell, it does say cookbook in the title.

[Angela]

Some of the recipes were kind of hit or miss, but I liked the blending of music and food.

[Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

They make you think it's going to be all these bands you know, but mostly, this book is about obscure Irish punk bands from the 1990s - which is fine if that's your thing.

[C.A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a marvelous book from the Hope Collective.

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[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really good stuff. If you like vegan and vegetarian food , give it a try.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still love Fugazi and the tempeh rolls are always a quick fave of mine. The HOPE project is an inspiration on DIY and community.

[Spencer]

does this book contain recipes ?