Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

What Should be Taught in School Cooking Classes (Assuming They Should Be Reinstated Which I Doubt)

By Rachel Laudan March 30, 2020 Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Modern Food 20 Comments

In January I put together a tentative syllabus for a school cooking class directed at early teens. I thought then it might seem ridiculous so I did not post it.…

Food in World History: A 1995 Course at the University of Hawaii

Why I decided to teach food in world history It’s hard to remember that just twenty five years ago food was not considered a worthy academic subject, so it was…

Alan Bennett on Wartime British Food

By Rachel Laudan January 11, 2020 English Food, Food History, Modern Food, Taste 4 Comments

I enjoyed playwright Alan Bennett‘s recollections in his 2019 diary in the London Review of Books, courtesy of The Browser. 11 February. A piece in the TLS by Laura Freeman about how…

Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

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