Alumna Emily Contois Explores Icons of Australian Food Culture
BU MLA in Gastronomy alumna Emily Contois presented as part of the Pepin Lecture Series on three iconic Australian foods: kangaroo, the flat white and Vegemite.
Author: Gastronomy Education
Sustaining Stillman’s: Turning a Profit at the Boston Public Market
Gastronomy student Kendall Vanderslice shares a story on Kate Stillman, owner of Stillman’s Quality Meats, opening a stall at the Boston Public Market
Sampling Scientific Cooking with Kenji Lopez-Alt at Harvest in Cambridge
By Jerrelle Guy A private luncheon was held at the historic Harvest restaurant in Harvard square on Monday, October 26th, and a few people from the Gastronomy program attended. You all remember Chef Kenji Lopez-Alt from his column in Serious Eats, right? Well, Chef Kenji Lopez-Alt has taken his M.I.T. degree and brought that proficiency […]
Butchering Lamb at Lightning Ridge
By Lindsey Barrett After a sunny forty-five minute Sunday drive from Boston to Sherborn, Mass., my Sous Chef Josh Turka and I arrived at a small white poster paper sign with a thin black arrow pointing us to 38A Bullard Street. The narrow gravel path, surrounded by thick green brush, opened up to a single-story […]
Dr. Ari Ariel’s Talk on the Hummus Wars
By Kendall Vanderslice On September 30th, a rainy Wednesday evening, Dr. Ari Ariel presented the second Pepin lecture of the year, titled “Hummus Wars: Buying and Boycotting Middle Eastern Foods.” The new head of the Gastronomy program began his presentation with a slideshow of the Guinness World Record competition between Lebanon and Israel, each vying […]