Many thanks for the kind welcome our new student blog has received from the Gastronomy community. We welcome your feedback and involvement as the blog continues to take shape. Be sure to visit the Cooking + Eating in Boston section, as it’s been updated with your suggestions. And check out the new student profile on […]
by Avi Schlosburg I’m a second-year student in the Gastronomy program, and I’m focusing on policy and systems. I’m also a research and development intern at Slow Money. Slow Money is a nonprofit organization working to catalyze venture capital and investments into small food enterprises across the country. Their model is similar to Slow Food, […]
Here are a few interesting bits of food news from around the web this week. Please feel free to share thoughts, reactions and anything else of interest in the comments section. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to address Chicago’s food deserts and turn the city into a “Let’s Move” metropolis A victory for sustainable seafood advocates: […]
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson, Associate Professor of American Studies at University of Maryland, will be visiting BU and discussing her studies of visual and material culture as they relate to food in a lecture called “Do You See What I See? Bringing Visual and Material Culture Approaches to the Study of Food.” Here’s additional information about […]
by Emily Olson The TEDx Manhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” conference was an assault on the senses. Music was heard, experts were seen, and food was tasted and touched. I was thrilled and excited to attend the conference in person, but I didn’t know what to expect other than a “TED” style of learning. […]