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Student Work Wednesday- Featuring Richa Chitgopekar

This week we’re highlighting the work of Gastronomy student Richa Chitgopekar.  Richa completed this recipe recreation project for the Cookbooks and History course taught by Dr. Karen Metheny here at Boston University’s Metropolitan College. A little about the author: Richa Chitgopekar is a food enthusiast with a keen taste for cuisines of different regions and communities. […]

Spring 2023 Pépin Lecture Series in Food Studies & Gastronomy

Spring 2023 lectures will be presented either in-person or via webinar format, no hybrid events this term. Registration is free and open to the public –  please follow the link for each program to register.    Ingredients for Revolution: A History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses with Alex Ketchum Since 2018, Dr. Alex Ketchum […]

Course Spotlight: Writing Cookbooks

Jessica Carbone (she/her/hers) will be teaching MET ML 610, Writing Cookbooks, in the spring 2023 semester. Course Description: Cookbooks are artful, researched, evocative, and often personal texts that take a tremendous amount of craft and vision to execute. They are also products that sit at the unusual intersection of literature and commerce, informing but also […]

Fall 2022 Pépin Lecture Series in Food Studies & Gastronomy

Fall 2022 lectures will be presented both in-person and via webinar format. Registration is free and open to the public –  please follow the link for each program to register.    SEPTEMBER Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation with Emily Contois, KC Hysmith, and Zenia Kish Zoom Webinar: participants will be sent link one day […]