I am excited to share the news that I have received a NYU Provost’s Faculty Research Initiative grant to organize a one-day workshop at NYU Berlin. During the workshop, we will explore the interactions between digital foodscapes and the physical infrastructures of urban food systems.
Picked up this by @fparasecoli.bsky.social at a lefty bookshop in Copenhagen last week and gosh this framework is so damn relevant for understanding to the kind of fascist nutrition revisionism we’re seeing propagated under MAHA (beef tallow, raw milk, protein supplements, etc.)
Yeah, that was not me. But I do agree…
The Washington Square News, NYU’s independently run student newspaper, interviewed me about the Food Studies program’s talk series Feast and Famine. Next appointment? Charlotte Biltekoff talking about the politics of knowledge and processed food on Monday 9th at 12 pm.
oin us on Monday March 9th, 12 pm, for a talk by Charlotte Biltekoff on processed foods and the politics of knowledge. Free event, RSVP at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My book “Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy,” now out in paperback, made Food Tank’s Winter Book List. Happy reading!
I was asked to share my thoughts on whole milk politics in the US. An interesting and definitely complicated issue…
Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, I had a conversation with Salon.com’s Francesca Giangiulio about less-known winter comfort foods in Italy.
I was interviewed on Slate about the PR strategies that Parmigiano Reggiano -as a product protected by a geographical indication— has embraced in the US.
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South Park predicted it 11 years ago: The USDA Finally Got The Food Pyramid Right youtu.be/fIGXkh6S8Zw?... via @YouTube
I was asked by the Smithsonian Magazine if Venice’s iconic dish of soft-shell green crabs can survive climate change. An interesting question to ponder…
Want to take a deeper dive? Check out the book The Pierogi Problem: Cosmopolitan Appetites and the Reinvention of Polish Food by @fparasecoli.bsky.social, Agata Bachórz, and Mateusz Halawa, just out from @ucpress.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-pi...
"Ingredients, dishes and techniques like fermented vegetables and cabbage-and-meat stew (“bigos”) that until a decade ago were considered commonplace or uncomfortable leftovers from the past — too heavy, bland or unhealthy — are redesigned to meet new cosmopolitan preferences."
Marvelous read! ⤵️
Let’s celebrate Christmas with pierogi! Świętujmy Wigilię przy pierogach! An article by Agata Bachórz and myself for New Lines Magazine
When you are flying United to Rome and they have you deplane for a mecanical issue, with a 2 hours delay (if all goes well). One snack item per passenger #unitedfail #healthysnacks
My short write-up of Montanari and Petrillo’s new book on the candidacy of Italian cuisine to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage #italianfood #foodheritage #foodstudies
Join us for Nancy Matsumoto’s book talk on Friday November 13th at 3:30. the event is open and free. Please RSVP at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... or using the QR code in the flyer.
For those who speak French, a short documentary about myths and history of pasta (with appearances by yours try) #foodstudies #foodhistory
Thanks to Marion Nestle for her review of our new book, which she generously describes as a „food studies instant classic”. Her appreciation of the appendix in which we discuss our work process is particularly welcome!
Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...
In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made
Lawmakers in the European Union voted to limit “burger,” “sausage” and other meat terms to animal products, rankling consumers and producers of veggie burgers and tofu sausages. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/b...
From narcotic to nectar: How a psychoactive Kenyan plant is fueling a booming market | Business Insider Africa
Getting the seal of approval from the awesome Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett for our new book “The Pierogi Problem” is one of the highlights of my academic career
The Trump administration is canceling an annual government effort to gather data on how many Americans struggle to get enough food www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Indonesian protests draw regional solidarity with food orders for delivery drivers | Reuters
