Cuisine and empire they talk about how culinary practices developed, as well as the evolution of modern process food. Was hosted by the American Historical Association at their annual meeting. It is about 90 minutes. I am the curator of philanthropy at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Recently, i was an associate at the National History center. We have here the director and assistant director. This roundtable is on Rachel Laudans book, cuisine and and history. Is focusing on an issue that is of great Public Interest today. Food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. People with disposable incomes cook and eat not nearly for sustenance but for cultural projects. They try the latest restaurants, recipes, learn about new coup scenes, and generally approach with deliberation. A new term has been coined for odies. Fo chefs are celebrities. Some have even created philanthropic foundations, generally addressing hunger which persists in the face of bounty. Along with hunger,
Cuisine and empire they talk about how culinary practices developed, as well as the evolution of modern process food. Was hosted by the American Historical Association at their annual meeting. It is about 90 minutes. I am the curator of philanthropy at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Recently, i was an associate at the National History center. We have here the director and assistant director. This roundtable is on Rachel Laudans book, cuisine and and history. Is focusing on an issue that is of great Public Interest today. Food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. People with disposable incomes cook and eat not nearly for sustenance but for cultural projects. They try the latest restaurants, recipes, learn about new coup scenes, and generally approach with deliberation. A new term has been coined for odies. Fo chefs are celebrities. Some have even created philanthropic foundations, generally addressing hunger which persists in the face of bounty. Along with hunger,
This roundtable is on Rachel Laudans book, cuisine and empire. Why are we discussing this book . To bring history and Historical Perspective into broader public and policy conversations. This panel does that by focusing on an issue that is of great Public Interest today. Food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. People with disposable incomes cook and eat not only for sustenance, but for cultural projects. They ardently try the latest restaurants, experiment with new ingredients and recipes, learn about new cuisine, and approach mealtime with a deliberate appreciation. So much so, a new term has been coined to refer to them, foodies. Chefs have become celebrities. Some have even achieved sufficient wealth and public profile that they have created philanthropic organizations, generally addressing hunger which persists. Along with hunger, there are other related social ills like poor nutrition to obesity. Policymakers debate and pursue responses to the consumption of too little,
The quest for historical truth requires healthy debates, not politicizing history and canceling others to silence. True historians do not politicize the past.