Every semester, the Gastronomy program hires several new graduate assistants to help with various projects and tasks – working on the blog, taking on new research topics, organizing events, and anything else that needs to be taken care of. For this fall, assistants Alex Galimberti and Meg Jones Wall will be filling these roles, so […]
Hands-on canning class, Oct. 27 Would you like to enjoy home or locally grown food year round? Join Gastronomy alumna Allison Carroll Duffy as she guides you through the fundamentals of canning. This hands-on class will cover the tools, techniques, and methods of safe home canning and boiling water bath canning. Participants will prepare […]
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Karen Solomon talks about her book Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It as part of Practicing Gastronomy Series. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Writing Workshop for Gastronomy Students MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Dr. Warren Belasco, “The Stakes in our Steaks”, Pepin Lecture Series, reception followed by lecture. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 “Welcome Back” social for Gastronomy students and faculty. […]
By Meg Jones Wall As a full-time graduate student, it’s always tempting to spend as much free time as possible slacking off. Classes are tough, research papers are grueling, and for these brief three weeks between the second summer session and the fall semester, Gastronomy students finally get to breathe a sigh of relief and […]
By Mayling Chung During the past two Sundays, the Gastronomy Gardening Club worked on its new plot in the Fenway Victory Gardens. For the first work day, we cleared along the fence line as an important first step in planning the garden. We wrestled with invasive plants, discovered some items and plants we’d like to […]