by Emily Contois The past couple of weeks have provided fecund fodder for the food news enthusiast. Any fan of the CDC’s year-by-year ever-increasing obesity map will be intrigued that the 2011 data was released recently, alongside other obesity news. The news also turned up studies of disgust, which you can explore firsthand in articles on cooking up […]
by Emily Contois As food lovers across America celebrate today what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday, Boston University Gastronomy students, faculty, and alumni celebrate not only Julia, but also the academic program that is part of her legacy. Established by Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, the Boston University Master of Liberal Arts in […]
by Katie Peterson My family has been raising free-range turkeys in southeastern Minnesota for more than 70 years. Prior to the past few years, though, I doubt any of us planned to be involved in any kind of food movement. That changed when my brother returned to our family’s land and built an on-farm store, Ferndale […]
If you’re still looking for a course to round out your fall schedule, a blended course to suit your lifestyle, or an opportunity to study with one of the world’s most well known and respected food studies scholars, you’ll find it all in U.S. Food History (ML 610 EL) taught by Dr. Warren Belasco, fall […]
by Natalie Shmulik A few weeks ago I was sent an article entitled “Surviving a Food Festival Without Getting a Tummy Ache” by Eliza Barclay. Unfortunately, I read this article after returning from Washington D.C. to see the Fancy Food Show. This year, thanks to show director, Heather Paul, seven lucky Gastronomy students attended the […]