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Italian Dumplings and Chinese Pizzas: Transcultural Food Mobilities (Fordham UP, 2025) by Dr. Gaoheng Zhang designs a novel analytical framework to approach transcultural food mobilities, a culinary phenomenon that has been with us for decades as a r... more

Food justice activists have worked to increase access to healthy food in low-income communities of color across the United States. Yet despite their best intentions, they often perpetuate food access inequalities and racial stereotypes. In Food Just... more

Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal (Routledge, 2025) by Ishita Dey is an ethnographic work on excess. Based on a decade-long fieldwork of a single food substance – sweets – it follows sweet-making in sweetshops, domestic spaces, fairs, festivals... more

Are you a Comté connoisseur or does your heart belong to Rogue River Blue? Can you tell your Brie from your Camembert? Can you name an award-winning Indian cheese and would you recognise a cheese iron? If you take your cheese seriously then One Chees... more

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Dr. Gaoheng Zhang
Associate Professor of Italian Studies
University of British Columbia
Episode: Gaoheng Zhang, "Italian Dumplings and Chinese Pizzas: Transcultural Food Mobilities" (Fordham UP, 2025)
Hanna Garth
Cultural anthropologist and author of "Food Justice Undone"
University of California Press
Episode: Hanna Garth, "Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement" (U California Press, 2026)
Ishita Dey
Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University, New Delhi, focusing on food studies and social dynamics of sweetness.
South Asian University
Episode: Ishita Dey, "Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal" (Routledge, 2025)
Dr. Ignacio Sánchez Prado
Professor of Mexican Studies at Washington University, expert in literature, cinema, and culture
Washington University in St. Louis
Episode: Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, "Taco" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Edward Wang
Eminent professor of history at Rowan University, author of "Staple to Superfood"
Rowan University
Episode: Q. Edward Wang, "Staple to Superfood: A Global History of the Sweet Potato" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Dr. Anna Zeide
Associate Professor of History and Founding Director of the Food Studies Program at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech
Episode: Anna Zeide, "US History in 15 Foods" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Thomas David DuBois
Professor at Beijing Normal University and author of 'China in Seven Banquets: A Flavourful History'
Beijing Normal University
Episode: Thomas David DuBois, "China in Seven Banquets: A Flavourful History" (Reaktion Books, 2024)
Veronica House
Associate Professor of English and Writing Center director at Boston College, expert in food rhetorics and community writing.
Boston College
Episode: Veronica House, "Local Organic: Food Rhetorics and Community Writing for Impact" (Utah State UP, 2025)
Susan Weingarten
Food historian based in Jerusalem, author of Ancient Jewish Food in its Geographical and Cultural Context, What's Cooking in the Talmuds
Albright Institute for Archaeological Research
Episode: Susan Weingarten, "Ancient Jewish Food in its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds?" (Taylor & Francis, 2025

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
One of the hosts focusing on food-related academic discussions and literature.
Laura Goldberg
Host emphasizing engagement with new food literature and cultural narratives.

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    I teach a university course every semester on the history of human nutrition. My students have to write a book review, which some confuse with a book report despite my efforts but that's another matter, after reading a non-fiction book about the history of nutrition, food studies, sports studies, and other related disciplines. New Books in Food is great for my students and for me. I learn about recently released books, which I add to my students' list of possibilities for the book review, and my... more

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Gaoheng Zhang, "Italian Dumplings and Chinese Pizzas: Transcultural Food Mobilities" (Fordham UP, 2025)
Q: Can you introduce yourself a little bit, and tell us why you decided to write this book?
Dr. Gaoheng Zhang introduces himself as an Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia, specializing in China-Italy cultural exchanges and explains that his interest in food mobilities arose from conversations about Chinese and Italian food.
Hanna Garth, "Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: How should we understand the disconnect between food justice organizers and communities?
It's rooted in stereotypes and a lack of deep engagement, leading to disrespect of the community's knowledge and histories.
Hanna Garth, "Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: What were some of the common misconceptions that food justice advocates had?
Many advocates wrongly believed South Central lacked access to fresh food and that they needed to teach locals how to cook, which oversimplified and misrepresented the community's realities.
Hanna Garth, "Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: Could you talk to us a little bit about what you were trying to understand in this book?
I was wanting to understand the motivations and impacts of the food justice movement, especially how outsiders often misinterpret the needs of the local communities.
Patrick McGuigan and Carlos Yescas, "One Cheese to Rule Them All: In Search of the World's 100 Best Cheeses" (Murdoch Books, 2025)
Q: What impact does winning a cheese award have?
Winning can change the life of the cheese maker forever and can impact the local community and economy significantly.

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