The nexus between food, culture, and international relations
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
Dedicated readers of the Culinary Diplomacy blog, It’s been far too long since I’ve posted here, so I thought I’d start a new tradition for 2014: a semi-periodic roundup of insightful, relevant, and interesting links (or they may be asinine … Continued
Souk El Tayeb, the first farmers’ market in Lebanon, has been doing wonderful work to “share food, traditions and hospitality in a way that has helped bring together fractured communities” in Beirut and throughout Lebanon. Expanding beyond farmers’ markets, the … Continued
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Eat More Yogurt For the past year or so, an idea has been brewing in my head. Or maybe it’s really been fermenting in my large intestine, and has finally bubbled up … Continued
Last week I was fortunate enough to experience a rare and unique culinary experience — an open-air lunch with a group of Amish farmers. It was a hot July day, and the group of men and boys had come in … Continued
The long-overdue Wikipedia page about Culinary Diplomacy / Gastrodiplomacy is now live. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_diplomacy It’s bare-bones now, but since it’s Wikipedia, anyone can edit. If you feel like you have something to contribute, please do — let’s flesh this out. -Sam