From recipe testing, to ethnography, to archives, to even appetizers, our 2026 Student Summer Symposium showcases the many ways our students think, create, and write about food. Feminine Fire: Stirring the Pot, Shaping the World By Ruthie Collins Once upon a time, someone, somewhere, decided a woman’s place was in the kitchen. Said it like […]
This course begins with a simple but layered question: why leisurely travel for food? In a post-Bourdain world, what once felt like the “parts unknown” no longer exists in quite the same way. The places that Anthony Bourdain helped bring into view—once distant, unfamiliar, or outside the scope of mainstream travel—are now widely accessible, whether […]
I can’t remember the last time that I went on a field trip. Sometimes, just the words themselves bring back for me memories of specially packed lunches, tightly packed schedules, and of course, a day off from school doing something slightly educational but often more fun than anything else. So when I found out that […]
Last Thursday, April 2nd, the Food Studies Department welcomed Dr. Kelly Alexander from the University of North Carolina to talk to us about her new book, Truffles & Trash: Recirculating Food in a Social Welfare State. With a B.S.J. in Journalism from Northwestern University and an M.A. and PhD from Duke University, Dr. Alexander has spent […]
April 8th is BU Giving Day! In memory of our founder who died this year we are asking for donations to be made to the Rebecca Alssid Award. Donate Here!