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As the falls semester comes to a close, we welcome new students to the Gastronomy Program! Amy Allen Amy is a native Californian and former vegetarian who moved to New England for love 13 years ago, and is happily married and has helped raise three stepchildren since. Her interests include reading cookbooks (Rick Bayless, Claudia […]
Emily Contois will focus on research projects this semester. Emily was born in Australia and grew up in Big Sky Country in Billings, Montana. She spent a bit over a decade training in classical ballet before turning her attention to the study of food and culture. Emily studied Letters and Nutrition Science at the University […]
This semester, the Boston University Gastronomy Program is pleased to welcome 31 new candidates for the MLA in Gastronomy and eight Food Studies Certificate students. With varied backgrounds, such as anthropology, psychology, chemistry, journalism, and the culinary arts, this cohort of students will contribute to the intellectual diversity of the program. A number of students […]
Allow us to introduce our newest graduate assistant, Lucia Austria. She’ll be helping out with this oh so marvelous blog, as well as supporting program events and special projects. Lucia has long been intrigued by food and culture. “My parents are Filipino immigrants, and my interests in food and culture sprouted from my family’s love […]
This spring, graduate assistants, Alex Galimberti and Emily Contois, will be helping with various projects and tasks, from research support to event planning to the blog’s editorial calendar. Feel free to pepper them with questions and ideas. If you haven’t met them yet, here’s a quick introduction: Alex Galimberti will be continuing his graduate assistant work […]