Gastronomy Podcast Opens New Ears to Food Studies
On the podcast Food &, students, faculty, and alumni of the Gastronomy & Food Studies Programs at BU’s Metropolitan College come together to tell stories that illustrate the depth and breadth of food studies, as well as the numerous possibilities the academic field affords.
MLA in Gastronomy students Kenrick Mercado and Elizabeth Weiler, who are among those to produce and host episodes, recently spoke with BU Today about the origins and future of the show, now in its second semester. Gastronomy program director Dr. Megan Elias calls Food & “a great opportunity for us to make it clear why thinking academically about food is worth doing.”
To date, the podcast has featured interviews with chefs, vintners, journalists, filmmakers, advocates, food historians, faculty, and food producers, like Cloud Creamery founder David Yusefzadeh (MET’18).
“[It’s] a great opportunity for students to connect with people whose work they admire, and of course, it’s great training for students who may want to produce podcasts on their own,” Elias told BU Today.
Read more in BU Today. Listen to the Food & podcast via the website.