by Emily Contois Featuring the work of three influential food anthropologists, the fall 2012 BU Gastronomy lecture series concluded with a flourish on November 12 with “Around the Italian Table: A Roundtable Discussion of Contemporary Food Ethnography in Italy.” United in their methodologies and Italian focus, each explores different aspects of Italian foodways. The work […]
Last month, Rachel Black’s Food and the Senses class and Gastronomy lecturer Netta Davis took a field trip to Taza Chocolate in Somerville, MA. The class participated in a factory tour, and each student had the opportunity to closely scrutinize the facility not only with their eyes, but also with all of their physical senses. […]
By Elizabeth Mindreau The students of Kyri Claflin’s History of Food (ML622) class were treated to a lecture and cooking demonstration by scholar of Medieval Islamic cuisine and food writer, Nawal Nasrallah. Nawal discussed what historians consider the Golden Age of the Arab World, between the 8th and 13thcenturies. She described Baghdad as the center […]
by Lara Zelman All Gastronomy students take the course Food and the Senses, a class that marries the humanities and scientific approaches to understanding the physical senses in relation to food experiences. Graduate student Lara Zelman questions and discusses the complex relationship between the senses, brain signals, and external influences on perceptions of food. The […]
Plenty of fun events to be had this November! Mark your calendars with these awesome food events and lectures! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Boston Event Guide presents Fall Wine Fest. Celebrate Fall and taste wines of the world. Guests will be given a passport (event layout) to travel to different regions around the world and taste wines from […]