About Andrew F. Smith

Andrew F. Smith is a writer and lecturer on food and culinary history. He serves as the general editor for the Edible Series, published by Reaktion Press. He also teaches Food Studies at the New School University in New York.

Specifically, he has:

• Edited or authored 24 books, including The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Junk Food and Fast Food: The Food We Love to Eat, Starving the South: How the North Won the Civil War, Drinking History: 15 Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages, and American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food. More information

• Written more than 1000 articles, entries and papers on culinary topics.
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• Delivered over 2000 presentations at regional, national and international conferences.
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• Taught a variety of university courses, including American Culinary History; Contemporary Food Controversies; Culinary Luminaries; Drinking: Fifteen Beverages that Shaped American History; Food & Television: From Julia Child to Top Chef; Professional Food Writing; Advanced Culinary History; Foods of the Americas; From Marcus Apicius to Julia Child: Introduction to Culinary History; How to Launch Your Food Writing Career; How to Publish Your Cookbook; and Write & Sell Food Articles.

• Been interviewed frequently been interviewed for newspapers and magazines including New York Times, New Yorker, Newsday, Fortune, Daily News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution, Vogue, and Reader’s Digest.
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• Served as an historical consultant to several food television productions, including “Food Essence” television programs and series that have aired on PBS, the History Channel, the Food Network, Discovery, and Sundance Channel.
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• Consulted with many not-for-profit organizations and university programs in the humanities and education fields. He has served on advisory committees or on the boards of directors of over thirty not-for-profit organizations. He currently is a member of the Editorial Board for the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) journal, Food, Culture and Society. He has served on the Executive Council of the American Society for Journalists and Authors and has served as past Chair for The Culinary Trust, the philanthropic partner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).

• Organized 84 local, national and international conferences, such as the Roger Smith Cookbook Conferences and Food Writers’ Conferences, Edible Conversations, and special programs, including:

Julia Child: Culinary Revolutionary, June 10, 2008; See the video

M. F. K. Fisher: Poet of the Appetites, September 22, 2008; See the video

James Beard: The Quintessential American Epicure, February 12, 2009; See the video

Craig Claiborne and the Invention of Food Journalism, June 11, 2009; See the video

Clementine Paddleford: America’s First Food Journalist, June 23, 2010; See the video

Culinary Luminaries: Robert Mondavi, January 23, 2012; See the video

Spirits of America: Rum, Gin and Vodka, June 26, 2012; See the video

Henri Soulé: Culinary Luminary, November 7, 2012; See the video

Culinary Luminaries: Marion Cunningham, February 21, 2013; See the video