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Gastronomica
The Gastronomica podcast is where the academic field of food studies meets a public appetite for gastronomy and the culinary arts. Tune in to hear interviews with authors whose articles or books have recently been featured in the journal (published by University of California Press since 2001), as we showcase diverse voices in the food world, tackle complex questions about cooking, cuisine, culinary traditions, food justice and equity. Each episode is hosted by a member of the journal’s Editorial Collective, representing food scholars, perspectives, and disciplines from around the world. Gastronomica's theme song is by Robert T. Valgenti and mixed by Samuel N. Ortiz. The photo, "A Wise Crack,” is by Carl Fleischhauer.
November 24, 2024
51 Ozoz Sokoh on Movement and Storytelling
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Irina D. Mihalache talks with Ozoz Sokoh, creator of Kitchen Butterfly and author of the forthcoming book, C…
June 30, 2024
50 A Celebrated Condiment and a Forgotten Past
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Dan Bender talks with anthropologist Alyssa Paredes about the role that stories of celebration can play in rememb…
June 23, 2024
49 How American Food Writing Changed After 2020
What do the stories we tell about food reveal about the moment in which they are written? Gastronomica’s Melissa Fuster is joined by literary schola…
June 9, 2024
48 What to Read Now
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Jaclyn Rohel talks with Dr. Anne E. McBride and Dr. Tara Scully about how climate change is impacting restaurants,…
May 12, 2024
47 Negotiating Dietary Change in a Time of Planetary Eating
This episode offers listeners a peek into Gastronomica’s next issue. “Coproducing ‘Planetary’ Eating Futures from Dakar: Dietary Diffusionism and th…
May 5, 2024
46 Kangaroo, Cattle, and the Historical Legacies of Modern Food Systems
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Bob Valgenti talks with Evelyn Lambeth about the rise of beef consumption and the historical legacies that continue …
April 7, 2024
45 The Meanings of Meat
This week’s episode looks at lab-grown meat, climate change, and the possible futures of edibility. In conversation with Gastronomica’s Bob Valgenti…
March 31, 2024
44 Masculinity and the Making of “Assamese” Pithasn
In this episode, Gastronomica’s James Farrer talks with sociologist Pooja Kalita about gender and the labor of food provisioning in Assam, India. Taki…
March 24, 2024
43 What Food Studies Needs Now
Where is Food Studies today, and where might it be tomorrow? Join Alyshia Gálvez in conversation with Jessica Carbone, Irina Mihalache, Krishne…
February 25, 2024
41 The Meanings of Sweetness in Japan
What is “sweetness,” and how does its meaning change in communities over time? In this episode, Eric C. Rath and Takeshi Watanabe introduce some …
February 18, 2024
40 Tracing Food Memory through Migration and Displacement
What does food sustain? Elora Halim Chowdhury joins Gastronomica’s Signe Rousseau to discuss her new article on family, class, and culture in Sout…
November 26, 2023
39 Sean Wyer on Rome’s Historic Jewish Quarter
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Krishnendu Ray talks with Sean Wyer about the 21st century transformation of Rome’s Jewish Quarter. Drawing on his lat…
November 19, 2023
38 Lauren Crossland-Marr on Emerging Food Technologies and Science Communication
In this episode, cultural anthropologist Lauren Crossland-Marr returns to the Gastronomica podcast to discuss her new project on gene-edited foods and…
November 12, 2023
37 Dan Bender on Making Wine Amidst Ruins
Gastronomica’s Dan Bender and Jaclyn Rohel explore wines from Italy’s Alto Piemonte region in this discussion on taste, livelihoods, and a changing en…
November 5, 2023
36 Nancy Sommers on Family Keepsakes
In this episode, Nancy Sommers discusses her new creative nonfiction article, “Things Left Behind,” in conversation with Signe Rousseau, Co-Chair of…
October 22, 2023
34 Chelsea Fisher and Clara Albacete on Superfoods and Green Capitalism
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Bob Valgenti talks with Chelsea Fisher and Clara Albacete about their new article on food justice and civilizations i…
June 11, 2023
33 Camille Bégin on Memory, Travel, and a Family Archive
In this episode, Gastronomica’s Alyshia Gálvez hosts historian Camille Bégin in a discussion on a family food archive. Drawing on her recent piece, Bé…
June 5, 2023
32 Ellen Meiser on Taipei’s Daytime Street Markets
What is the social value of a daytime street market? In this episode, sociologist Ellen Meiser talks with Gastronomica’s Dan Bender about the meaning …
May 21, 2023
31 Cristina Fernández Recasens on the Pebbles Omelet
In this episode, Irina Mihalache of Gastronomica’s Editorial Collective hosts Cristina Fernández Recasens in a conversation about women’s domestic lab…
May 14, 2023
30 Annie Koempel on the Ripple Effects of Disordered Eating
In this episode, anthropologist and registered dietician Annie Koempel discusses her research on the sociality of eating behaviors in conversation wit…