Building a Food Studies Center at Met College
Establishing a Food Studies Center at Met College, driven by the merging of Food and Wine courses with Gastronomy programs, aims to integrate hands-on and academic approaches to food studies. Drawing inspiration from existing models like the Culinaria Research Centre and the Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation, the initiative seeks to pool resources, enhance scholarship, and foster engaging programming in the field of food studies. Visiting the Culinaria Centre for insights and connections, the journey towards developing the Center for Food Studies at BU is set to enrich the landscape of culinary education and research.
- Food Studies Center
- Culinary Education
- Gastronomy Programs
- Scholarly Programming
- Academic Integration
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BUILDING A FOOD STUDIES CENTER AT MET COLLEGE Megan Elias and Potter Palmer
Brief History of Food Studies at Met 1988 First Programs in Food and Wine Courses offered 1991 First Gastronomy Courses offered 2 programs under common leadership 2012 Gastronomy Program added to Department of Applied Social Sciences at Met, Programs in Food and Wine remained separate 2017 proposal initiated to rejoin programs in the BU Center for Food Studies
Why form a center? Pool resources and planning of two dynamic programs focused on food Foreground the strength of food studies at BU: integration of hands-on and academic approaches to food. Create a center for scholarship and programming
Existing Models for Food Studies Centers University of Toronto, Scarborough: The Culinaria Research Centre is a multidisciplinary initiative that blends research excellence with community engagement and student research experience. Chatham University, Pittsburgh PA: The Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation (CRAFT) works to transform the future of food and agriculture in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Events at the Culinaria Center https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/culinaria/past-events A Toronto Tasting with the New York Times Recipes for Historians World Street Food Congress
Visiting the Culinaria Centre Interview directors about mission and administration of Centre Interview faculty about integrating curriculum and Centre events Interview students about Centre as resource Write report on findings and what can be applied to development of Center for Food Studies at BU.
