Dr. Rachel Black, Assistant Professor and Gastronomy Program Coordinator, presents the Gastronomy Prize at the Food and the City Conference, February 24, 2012, to Gary Chi-hung Luk, Ph.D. Candidate in Chinese Studies, Oxford University, for his paper, “Food Hawking and Public Markets in Early Colonial Hong Kong, 1841-48.”
by Brad Jones | with photos by Lucia Austria As the first food and history symposium to be sponsored by Boston University, the Food and the City Conference went extraordinarily well. The Gastronomy Program’s very own Ken Albala set the event’s tone in his conference keynote. He suggested a very historical perspective through which to see […]
by Emily Contois One of my favorite things on a weekend afternoon, a weekday evening—well, we can go ahead and say just about anytime—is to spend a few glorious hours of levity and escape at a museum. I’m lucky to live in Boston where world-class museums abound as plentifully as colleges and universities, but sometimes, […]
by Erin Powell It was a windy, snowy day in Boston for the BU viewing party of TEDx Manhattan 2012: Changing the Way We Eat, but a hearty group of brave souls made it to campus. Led by Visiting Professor Carole Counihan and Assistant Professor Rachel Black, students and fellow Bostonians alike discussed important […]
Can you believe that February is already upon us? Hopefully you’ve had time to settle into spring classes – and have left room in your schedule for some fabulous February food events. And the area is serving up more than just alliteration with events featuring bizarre food, raw milk, champagne, chili, and olive oil – just to […]