Fast food is notoriously portable, and in this session hosted by our esteemed Chair, Elisabeth Luard, we will consider the culture and consequences of this new, and very old phenomenon.…

The first of our social hours, this is an opportunity to see fellow symposiasts online, ask questions, catch up with old friends, and get to know David Matchett, our musical…

Migrations explores ways in which foods—whether reflecting cultural identity or simply nostalgic reminders of one’s homeland or a past time—travel to new places where they are reinvented to meet the…

How does one get a meal while working away from home? New Venues looks at ways workers of different ilks—truck drivers and university students in India, solicitors in The City—get…

Street Foods are, almost by definition, designed to be mobile and eaten without benefit of utensils. These case studies of çiğ köfte, dolma, and tacos de canasta illustrate different culinary…

The papers in Politics & Activism reflect the power and meaning that even a simple meal can project when they become symbols—often heated—for political and cultural clashes. Presenters: Michael Johnson,…

Defining Identities: We all know Brillat-Savarin’s famous aphorism: ‘Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.’  These papers illustrate that fundamental truth, whether the hybridized…

Many portable foods need a way to be carried and consumed away from the domestic table. Carry it in Style documents different solutions to the challenges of eating a home-cooked…

By Air and Sea investigates the efforts of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Cunard Line to bring superior, cosmopolitan dining experiences to their passengers, all with the practical limitations of…

The papers in Traveller’s Anxieties analyze letters, medical regimens, and market records to consider how travelers in the late medieval and early modern worlds might stay healthy, observe the dietary…

Preserved for Travel delves into foods that are processed in ways to make them suitable for long journeys. Whether using traditional methods of fermentation, drying, salting, or pickling (sometimes in…

The Vulnerable are those for whom a nutritious, affordable next meal is not a given. Perhaps we might view Paddington Bear and his need to tote his marmalade sandwich for…