UPCOMING APPEARANCES
March 20, 2012
Global Tour of Junk Food
Sponsored by: Geographical Society of Philadelphia
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
4207 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
5:00pm-9:00pm
The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference
February 9-11, 2012
The Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
For further information visit http://www.cookbookconf.com
Winter/Spring Course at the New School
Contemporary Food Controversies:
What We Eat and Why
15 Sessions, Wednesdays, January-May 2012, 6-7:50pm
Everybody eats. Yet few understand the importance of food in our lives and the decisions we make each time we eat. This overview of the industrialization of the U.S. food system probes problems created by the industrial food system and examines proposed alternatives. Is organic food better for us, or is it just a fad of the elite? Are genetically engineered products “frankenfoods” or the key to feeding the planet? Does globalization destroy local culinary traditions or increase diversity? Can locally produced artisanal food ever replace industrial food for huge urban populations? What do we really know about the relationship between nutrition and health? This course addresses political, economic, historical, social, and cultural dimensions in which culinary issues are embedded. Guest speakers enliven our discussions of these fascinating topics.
