The nexus between food, culture, and international relations
I promised, and I’m delivering: enough waiting. Culinary Diplomacy and its first cousin / alter-ego Gastrodiplomacy are moving forward daily, and progress is inexorable. In my last post I alluded to many recent goings-on: my colleague Johanna Mendelson Forman is … Continued
Hi Culinary Diplomacy enthusiasts! I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written here; don’t worry though, I’m always thinking of how food, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and community-building are related. And increasingly more of you are too! Great to see the … Continued
This is almost too easy, I can’t believe I haven’t thought of it before. Cultural Diplomacy is defined by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy as an “exchange of ideas, values, traditions and other aspects of culture or identity, whether to … Continued
It’s been an exciting few months in the world of culinary diplomacy. And I’ve been too lax in keeping you all abreast of the issues — the following took place in late March, 2014. So without further ado… CULINARY DIPLOMACY … Continued
I recently had the the pleasure of speaking with two culinary entrepreneurs, Eliza Richman and Xavier Curtis of AddisEats, a company giving food tours of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I asked them a few questions about their background and what inspired … Continued
There has been some debate about the name of the field that I have been working on in this blog and elsewhere. Three common terms are “culinary diplomacy,” “gastrodiplomacy,” and “food diplomacy.” Others have championed “gastronomic diplomacy,” “diplomatic gastronomy,” and … Continued
Thanks to everyone who’s come to this blog after the recent feature on NPR’s food blog The Salt. It did a great job summing up my most recent project, working with Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman to create a new course … Continued
I appeared recently on The Public Diplomat, a quickly growing website dedicated to “explain[ing] public diplomacy by providing a multi-media platform to ideas, research and events that catalyze the engaging of different cultures.” Edited by the talented Michael Ardaiolo and … Continued
Big news in the world of Culinary Diplomacy — there was a segment on The Splendid Table, the wonderful food radio show on American Public Media and broadcast on NPR, about it. I was interviewed by Rebecca Sheir about the … Continued
Here’s what’s up in the weird, wonderful world of Culinary Diplomacy. On the power of Culinary Diplomacy: A dinner non-invite can be just as powerful, if not more, than an invitation. The New York Times reported that at the E.U.-Russia … Continued