Pierre Boisard’s “Camembert: A National Myth” is now available in translation. I have not read it but it sounds pretty interesting. Here is a link to a review: Link:...

And understand why they’re in there to begin with.

A beloved Austin, Texas, restaurant fights developers to keep its downtown location.

, seafood on the coasts, all kinds of great regional food that wasn’t in chains. But, I’ll tell you...there was no Olive Garden, Outback, Red Lobster, Chili’s, or the like within three hours of where we lived. We...

might want to look into chocolate makers' reports on where they test their products. Mars in the US probably has a plan on where to test “sweets”. This might be really interesting to children-food, geography,...

by James Trager, Kittler & Sucher’s Sociology textbook FOOD AND CULTURE IN AMERICA, FABULOUS FEASTS by Madeleine Pelner Cosman, Barbara Wheaton’s classic SAVORING THE PAST, SWEETNESS AND POWER by Sidney Mintz, the...

to his previous attorney, and across from his bail bondsman who is having lunch with a court deputy. The judge and his secretary are smooching in the back corner. As a person involved in Social Work and some experience with...

. The food is not great, indeed – but it fits your sociological bill.

I was just reading a piece on slate.com about the "slow food movement", and it reminded me of an old thought. The classic chicago coffee shop (i.e., local greek) is really the chicago answer to slow food. Even the lousiest places...

"While other humorists target undiscussed aspects of reality, few do so as dramaturgically as Jerry Seinfeld. ... They eat food prematurely redefined as trash" — from "Sociology of Humor and a Critical Dramaturgy" by P...

Agreed...Glassner comes with a much different approach than most food literature with his Sociology background. Rather than offering anecdotal evidence, he actually backs his theories up.

Just got the full report on the new North Berkeley food court. There will be six shops/restaurants: Alegio Chocolates Ciao Bella Gelato (not Naia) Socca by Gregoire (the Socca is a chikpea pancake baked in a wood fire oven from...

Funny you should ask: I have a thick folder of sample syllabi on food-related classes from various disciplines, including geography, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, and religion! Do a few google searches for...

this prohibition. I am now fascinated by this sort of information. There are sociological, religious, etc. explanations for many, many kinds of dishes. Would you share your favourite story about how a traditional foodstuff,...

A small Pennsylvania town is being held emotionally hostage by roving gangs of soft-drink-slinging food terrorists.