Fall 2022 lectures will be presented both in-person and via webinar format. Registration is free and open to the public – please follow the link for each program to register. SEPTEMBER Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation with Emily Contois, KC Hysmith, and Zenia Kish Zoom Webinar: participants will be sent link one day […]
By Sydney Manning Like Oprah, I love bread. I would eat it all day, every day if the end result wouldn’t be me documented on an episode of My 600-lb Life. Bread and I have a somewhat complicated relationship. As much as I love it, I have never been able to bake it without a […]
Classes have just begun for students enrolled in the MLA in Gastronomy and Food Studies Graduate Certificate programs this Spring! Here are three of the new candidates. Sydney Manning, originally from Wisconsin by way of California, was raised on cheese, brats, Kringle, and soul food. She spent junior and senior year of high school […]
I’ve never seen the authors of a cookbook less interested in talking about recipes, and thank goodness. When I sat down for Laila and Maggie’s lecture, I expected to hear about local cuisine and staple foods of the region, maybe about their own experiences preparing food. But after five minutes, Maggie told us that she […]
Finals are right around the corner and students from the Introduction to Gastronomy course are working on their final papers. We asked them: “What are you are writing about?” Here are some of their responses. Here is a description of the Intro course from the BU Gastronomy webstite. “This course is designed to introduce students […]