The nexus between food, culture, and international relations
It’s been a while since I’ve written in these pages, but it’s not for lack of thought about Culinary Diplomacy. I’ve been considering the field in a variety of ways for the past few years, and have come up with … Continued
To the podcast listening public, we are excited to announce that The Culinary Citizen podcast is now available on iTunes! All episodes available for streaming or download, all for free. Just click here: Also, pretty cool logo, right? Designed by … Continued
The WFP’s voucher program is a perfect example of the power of food as a tool to promote cross-cultural understanding while also meeting the programme’s goal of feeding the world’s hungry.
This is a topic I’ve wanted to write about for a while, and I will dedicate more time (and deeper research) to it if I ever write a book or graphic novel or something like that. For now, though, I want to … Continued
I was recently approached on Twitter by Johan Galtung, the legendary scholar of peace studies and the creator of many ideas used by practitioners and students of peace and conflict: structural violence, negative vs. positive peace, and the whole concept … Continued
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