3, Sep 2024
What you could get in the Puerto Rican bodega: pantry staples and community
Walking down the streets of any of the boroughs in New York City, it’s impossible not to pass by at least one Puerto Rican bodega. Unassuming and quaint, these businesses offer a variety of food, from a simple loaf of white bread to Cafe Bustelo, coffee from the island. The…
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11, Jul 2024
Rafia Zafar’s “Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meaning” – A Book Review by Amanda Leavitt, MA
Rafia Zafar writes about Black Americans' efforts to access status and civil rights through food
4, Jul 2024
Cindy R. Lobel’s “Urban Appetites”- A Book Review by Amanda Leavitt, MA Gastronomy
Cindy Lobel explores the evolution of New York City into a metropolis and food city
27, Jun 2024
Rebecca Earle’s “The Body of the Conquistador” – A Book Review by Amanda Leavitt, MA Gastronomy
How Rebecca Earle explores the impact of food and climate on Spanish Colonist's health and diet
20, Jun 2024
Enrique Salmon’s “Eating the Landscape” – A Book Review by Amanda Leavitt, MA Gastronomy
Enrique Salmon's writing explores how eating's purpose goes beyond nourishment - it is a political act
13, Jun 2024
Marie Sarita Gaytán’s “Tequila! Distilling the Spirit of Mexico” – A Book Review by Amanda Leavitt, MA Gastronomy
In her book, Marie Sarita Gaytán explores how tequila - and its production- is symbolic of Mexican national identity
6, Jun 2024
Michael A. Lacombe’s Political Gastronomy – A Book Review by Amanda Leavitt, MA Gastronomy
Exploration of LaCombe's study of the role food played in politics vis-a-vis Native American and English Society during colonialism.