Food History – Amanda Leavitt

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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

Tags: Cindy R. Lobel, cultural influences, economic impact food, Evolution of New York City, Food culture in NYC, Food History, Historical food systems, Metropolis and food city, New York City food history, New York Food Industry, nineteenth-century New YOrk, social transformation NYC, technological food changes, Urban Appetites

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

Tags: Amerindians, Body of the Conquistador, Climate and Colonization, colonization, Conquistadors, European Diet, European Settlers, Food History, Food Studies, Historical Books, Indigenous Foods, Native American History, Rebecca Earle, Spanish colonization, The Americas