Gastronomy Program, Boston University

Celebrating the end of a fantastic semester with our Food Studies students! Bittersweet vibes for complete with rigatoni stoles for our graduates. 🎓

What a fun evening at serving cascatelli pasta recipe from Dan Pashman’s new cookbook Anything’s Pastable and answering questions about our Food Studies Programs at BU!

Do you consider yourself a trendsetter? Mike Kostyo is a professional trendologist and program alum who will join us in the Cookbook Library on Thursday, March 7, from 5 – 6 p.m. to explain what it takes to become a food and beverage expert and how to get started.

Interested in attending? Comment below to let us know you'll be there. Refreshments provided.

We’re partnering with Boston University Metropolitan College's Criminal Justice Programs to host a screening and panel discussion of the documentary film Building Momentum. Join us on Wed., Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. to see how the team at Café Momentum is helping justice-involved youth get ahead.

Register: https://bit.ly/3ualT80

Happy winter break to all our Food Studies students! We celebrated the end of the semester this year with a sugar & spice themed party. (Not pictured - two steamy pots of mulled cider and mulled wine).

Also, a huge congratulations to our January graduates! We will miss you and wish you the best.

We’re continuing this semester’s with writer and journalist Raj Tawney. Join us on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. to hear Tawney discuss his memoir, Colorful Palate, and the family recipes that defined his journey of identity and belonging in the United States.

Register: https://bit.ly/3tfHhba

The program for the ASFS - AFHVS conference, “Knowing Food: Insights from around the Table,” is now live on our website. Scroll through it and start planning which sessions you want to attend! Registration is open through May 15.

https://sites.bu.edu/asfs2023/about-the-conference/agenda/

We’re thrilled to announce that attendees at this year’s ASFS/AFHVS conference will have the opportunity to learn more about Boston’s food history through a series of guided food tours organized in neighborhoods throughout the city.

Visit our website to learn more about tour options and to reserve your spot today: bit.ly/41Olp2A

Did you know we're offering a course in urban agriculture this summer? Visit the blog to learn more about what we have planned an how to register: bit.ly/3GUBPya

We're less than 24 hours away from ! Don't miss your chance to support our students and their research by donating directly to the Gastronomy Program Fund.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/3ZUR4y0

We’re wrapping up this semester’s with historian Rebecca Sharpless. Join us on Thursday, April 13 at 6 p.m. to hear Sharpless discuss her book, Grain and Fire, and the fascinating history of in the American South.

Register: bit.ly/3G3FUQc

It's time! Visit our website to learn more about this year's conference and how to register.

Have you registered for the 2023 ASFS AFHVS conference yet?

The theme for this year’s event, happening May 31-June 3, 2023, is “Knowing Food: Insights from around the Table.” Come engage with the idea of knowing food and join us at the table to gain new insights that bring you closer to knowing food and its role in society.

Register now ➡️ http://spr.ly/618837CfE

ICYMI: Gastronomy students in this semester’s tourism class spent spring break learning from local experts in Puerto Rico.

Check out a few of their photos and subscribe to course instructor Alicia Kennedy's newsletter to read more about their weeklong adventure: bit.ly/3TM2L8C

We’re kicking off this semester’s with historian Alex Ketchum. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. to hear Ketchum discuss her book, Ingredients for Revolution, and the role that food institutions played in the fight for women’s liberation, LGBTQ equality, and justice.

Register: bit.ly/3S0dSd4

Does this week’s weather forecast have anyone else thinking about ? If you’re planning to add a summer course to your schedule, we’ve got you covered.

Follow the link to see a full list of our course offerings, including a 14-week online version of one of our core courses, Anthropology of Food.

Registration opens this Thursday, Feb. 16: bit.ly/3sHXNN1

We’re thrilled to announce the lineup for this semester’s . Check out our blog to learn more about each event and register: bit.ly/3kKYi8X

We’re constantly impressed by the level of creativity and students bring to their work.

Follow us to see more photos like these, where our students designed and conducted their own sensory labs during last semester’s course on and the .

The good times keep (en)rolling! Check out the blog to read more about our newest group of graduate students: bit.ly/3DnUj8s

Some Friday fun, perhaps for those who are taking Artisan Cheese this spring. Get paid to eat cheese before bedtime?

Are you a cheese lover? We’ll pay you $1000 to try different cheeses before going to bed! - Sleep Ju**ie Here at Sleep Ju**ie, we love all things sleep and are continually looking for new sleep-related topics to educate ourselves and our readers on. For this reason, we wanted to test out one of the most popular European sleep theories, that eating cheese before bed gives you nightmares, and see if ther...

We are excited to welcome new Gastronomy and FoodStudies students for the spring 2023 semester. Get to know a few of them in today’s blog post. https://sites.bu.edu/gastronomyblog/2023/01/11/welcome-new-students-spring-2023/

Culinary Arts, Gastronomy Alum Highlights Importance of Oft-Ignored Seafoods Culinary Arts, Gastronomy Alum Highlights Importance of Oft-Ignored Seafoods As an alum of Boston University’s MA in Gastronomy and Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts, Claudia Catalano (MET’16) is well versed in the intersection between what we eat and what it means to our environment. In ...

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We're pulling books from the library's shelves to prepare for next semester's course in food and gender. Visit the blog to learn more about one of our favorite courses and how to register:

Course Spotlight: Food and Gender | Gastronomy Blog Course Spotlight: Food and Gender Dr. Megan Elias will be teaching MET ML 706, Food and Gender, in the spring 2023 semester. Here is a preview of her plans for the class: Dr. Megan Elias I am really excited to be teaching Food and Gender again after two years. It is my favorite class because every t...

Students in the Indigenous Food Cultures and Communities course cooked together last night. Thanks for a great class!