Year: 2011

What is Gastronomy?

By Avi Schlosburg Upon telling friends, family, and strangers alike that one is pursuing a graduate degree in Gastronomy, students are often faced with an incredulous look accompanied by a query along the lines of, “so, you’re in culinary school?” or even, “so, you’re studying stomachs?” An understandable response certainly, as Gastronomy is one of those […]

Urban Agriculture Takes Root at BU

The Gastronomy Program’s urban ag class is sowing some seeds and exploring the place of food production in cities. Follow our adventures on our blog, Gastronomes Garden, as we grow at the Fenway Victory Gardens and gather knowledge from gardens throughout Boston.

Alumna profile: Karoline Boehm-Goodnick

by Erin Carlman Weber When Karoline Boehm-Goodnick took a sharp detour from her plan to be a lawyer, she encountered some accurate pessimists. “Everyone was so negative when I told them I was going to culinary school. And everything they said—that you’re not going to make any money, that you always have to work holidays—it’s […]