The nexus between food, culture, and international relations
In Episode 1, we talk with Paul Rockower, one of the founders of the field of gastrodiplomacy and culinary diplomacy. Our discussion touches on definitions and origins of the field — laying the groundwork for the field and for all … Continued
Join co-hosts Sam Chapple-Sokol and Kelsey Maher as they explore the basic elements of culinary diplomacy and discuss how their worldviews have changed due to food.
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
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
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
It’s official. I published an article in the peer-reviewed journal The Hague Journal of Diplomacy. It is called “Culinary Diplomacy: Breaking Bread to Win Hearts and Minds,” published in HJD Volume 8:2 (2013). Here is the link to the Journal’s … Continued
Here’s a recording of a Google Hangout in which Mary Jo Pham (author of a fascinating piece on South Korean gastrodiplomacy), Paul Rockower (author of many great pieces, including this and this), and I discuss “edible nation branding” with Mazin … Continued
I was fortunate to attend the fifth annual Embassy Chef Challenge, self-proclaimed as “DC’s premier international culinary event.” It was a night of Culinary Diplomacy meets Iron Chef, a competition between chefs of DC embassies to decide whose cuisine reigns … Continued