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 […]
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 […]
By Miki Kawasaki Anyone looking for proof of the truly multidisciplinary nature of Gastronomy would have been well advised to attend Gordon Shepherd’s lecture Neurogastronomy: What is it, and why does it matter? on October 24th. Shepherd is a professor of Neurobiology at Yale University whose research has largely focused on the olfactory systems in […]
by Lucia Austria On October 22, Oxfam America hosted “Plenty for the Planet: Sustainable Food and a Well-Fed World.” Co-hosted by Corporate Accountability International (CAI) and Small Planet Institute, the focus of the night was to illuminate the injustices present in our global food system and to discuss possible strategies to create a better one […]
by Lucia Austria Forged metal, seven inches, thin and slender, teardrop shaped bowl. Wood, round bowl, letters “KP” carved into the handle. Sterling Silver, embossed flowers, bowl with diamond shaped perforations. Each of the three objects described above are as unique as the purposes they serve, yet all three are known by one name–spoon. On […]