Review: Rice and Baguette
Vu Hong Lien. Rice and Baguette: A History of Food in Vietnam. Reaktion Press. London: 2016 ISBN: 9781780236575. pp.252. Richard Zimmer Sonoma State University In her Introduction,&nb…
Tag: food history
CFP: Graphic Gastronomy
Graphic Gastronomy Bandes Dessinées, Comics, Mangas and Food Cultures through History 15th Conference of the European Institute for the History and Culture of Food 3 – 5 December…
Call for papers: Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food 2025
On 5 and 6 June 2025, the 8th Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food will take place at Allard Pierson, University of Amsterdam. This year’s topic is:…
Indigenous Varieties in Lebanon: An Embrace of Phoenician Terroir
Lebanese white grapes, for wine and arak. Photo: B for Bacchus. Samira BecharaUniversity of New Orleans I am a budding historian researching wine in Lebanon, particularly French policy…
On the Corner of Greenwich and Horatio
El Faro Restaurant, https://ny.eater.com/2012/10/4/6539001/old-timer-el-faro-closed-until-owner-can-raise-80000 David Sutton It was a small, unassuming entrance, hidden away on the corner of Gre…
The Sophie Coe Prize in Food History 2023
See below for a call for applications for the Sophie Coe Prize. While technically a history prize, anthropologists have won over the years. Indeed, as noted below, Dr.…
Review: The Automat
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Bernard Gotfryd, Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection. David Beriss The Automat, directed by Lisa Hurwitz. 2021, 1hr 18 min…
“What are people claiming when they say that a food is local?” An Interview With David Beriss
Local food or not? Photo by David Beriss David Sutton In this fifth installment of interviews with anthropologists about their work on food I talk with longtime friend…
The Sophie Coe Prize in Food History 2022
See below for a call for applications for the Sophie Coe Prize. While technically a history prize, anthropologists have won (or been commended) by the prize juries over…
Christine Wilson 2021 Undergraduate Award Winner
Carolyn Mason, Christine Wilson 2021 Undergraduate Award Winner SAFN is pleased to announce that Carolyn Mason is the winner of the 2021 Christine Wilson Undergraduate Award, for her…
“Every Time You Make A Recipe, You Take A Risk,” An Interview With David Sutton
David Beriss I sat down with David Sutton for a wonderful conversation about his research. We explore commensality, synesthesia, memory, national foods, how to learn about cooking, and…
Review: Freedom Farmers
Monica M. White. Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement. University of North Carolina Press, 2018. ISBN # 9781469643694. xviii+ 189 pp Joan Gross (Oregon State…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, January 28, 2021
David Beriss The pandemic grinds on and we read. We read and we listen to podcasts, which proliferate like tribbles, making it impossible to keep up with all…
Review: Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread: A Meditation on the Cultural and Symbolic Significance of Bread Throughout History Predrag Matvejević. Translated from the Croatian by Christina Pribichevich-Zorić. 2020. London…
CFP: Eating On the Move
We recently received the CFP below for an intriguing looking conference in Rome in September, 2021. This should be of interest to SAFN members. Full details are here:…
The Sophie Coe Prize in Food History 2020
The Sophie Coe Prize is awarded each year to an engaging, original piece of writing that delivers new research and/or new insights into any aspect of food history.…
“What counts is the imagination of ham, rather than its actual existence,” An Interview with Joelle Bahloul
In this third installment of interviews with anthropologists about their work on food, David Sutton talks with Joelle Bahloul, whose work on food and memory has inspired many…
“I Remember the Day I said ‘Okay, I’ve Read Everything,’” an Interview with Carole Counihan
David Sutton Here is the second in my series of video interviews with food anthropologists. This one is with Dr. Carole Counihan, who probably needs no introduction. In…
Culinary Historians of New York Scholar’s Grant
These grants are a great opportunity for SAFN members seeking support for their research! CULINARY HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2019 SCHOLARS’ GRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE FR…
Milk…It’s Good to Think
David McMurray Anthropology, emeritus Oregon State University I am a product of the Upper Midwest with its (waning) Scandinavian and German influences. I am entangled in “milk culture,”…
Review: Authentic Italian
Di Maio, Dina M. Authentic Italian. The Real Story of Italy’s Food and Its People. ISBN#13:978-0-9996255-0-7 Francesca Gobbo University of Turin With her book Authentic Italian (2018),…
CFP: Special Issue for Food, Culture, & Society on Food and World’s Fairs/Expositions
A call for papers that could be of particular interest to SAFN members and FoodAnthropology readers who study festivals, fairs, and other events. Call for Papers: Special Issue…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, January 26, 2019
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
CFP: Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food 2019 15-16 November (Post)colonial foodways: creating, negotiating, and resisting transnational food systems Because of its manifold effects…