Cooking Connects Us While Stuck at Home, Says MET Professor Elias
As people in Massachusetts—and around the world—hunker down in their homes to help “flatten the curve” of COVID-19, more people are connecting to the elemental comforts of food. In the Daily Free Press article “Staying at home leaves room to improve diets,” Boston University faculty offer insight on how food unites us, and provide advice on how to maintain a healthy, balanced diet while cooped up at home. According to Dr. Megan Elias, associate professor of the practice and director of the gastronomy program at BU’s Metropolitan College, cooking not only creates bonds and keeps us in touch with our culture; it opens the door to explore cuisine, “do a little bit of traveling across places,” and engage in a shared table while complying with stay-at-home advisories.
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