Recently in class we have been discussing the role cookbooks play in defining a group of people. They are a way to express culture, heritage, race and religion. But a recent NPR article discusses the role that food can play…
Category: Politics
Hollywood Cooking
Ever notice that celebrity cookbooks has become a thing. Seriously, it seems like everyone has their own cookbook now. I’m curious what some of these actors/actresses actually add to the cookbook experience. Alicia Silverstone is a decent actress but I’m not sure…
Red, White and Brew
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle tasting their new brew
Ever wonder what the president eats and drinks? Well now you can experience it yourself. Eddie Gehman Kohan’s Obama Foodorama is “the official site of record about White House food initiatives, from policy to pie.” This blogspot site, founded and edited by Kohan, contains recipes from the White House kitchen. One of the recipes that stands out to me is the White House Honey Ale beer. The president requested some home-brewed beer and bought all of the equipment; the White House chefs started brewing! The official White House government website even contains the recipe. I will definitely have to take this one on!
Watch Zach Galifianakis discuss Thanksgiving dinner with President Obama on Between Two Ferns!
Pot-infused Munchies
It is a stoner’s dream: getting high while eating at the same time! As a DARE graduate, it seems strange that marijuana, a federal illegal drug, is now sold for recreation. On January 1st I visited Colorado and experienced the booming food scene that…
Oh SNAP!
According to Fox News we are a living in a country suffering from 47 million free loaders. These people are living in a culture of dependency and are draining our society through government-funded subsides. Approximately one in seven Americans is…
Unreleased Chopped Cookbook Rises to Top
Without a doubt, one of my favorite cooking shows of all time is Chopped on Food Network. If you haven’t seen this show, contestants are given a basket of three to four different ingredients that they must use to make…
Sustainable Table
Over the past two years I have become a rather avid health advocate and my passion for local and organic foods has grown rapidly. I now understand the effects buying local has on not only the community in which I…
The Best Kind of Food is Local Food
I think it is safe to say that one of the biggest food movements right now is towards local foods. People are realizing the benefits that buying local have on their local farmers, the economy and their overall health. A…
High Culture and Hunger
The idea ThinkFoodGroup raises some interesting questions about the relationship between first-world and third-world food practices. Award-winning Chef José Andrés markets his high-end culinary creations along with a platform of education and advocacy in the form of organizations such as http://www.worldcentralkitchen.org. His mission, “To change the world with the power of food.” His restaurants are advertised as “telling a story of a culture through food.” Check out the high production value of this “food preparation” video. How might we think about the relationship between these different projects and what they represent?