Hi Andrew, thanks for this post and the excerpt. Glad to know about the new book by Eric Pallant. I think we all have these kinds of stories of warmth and comfort about baking.
Also, food history is fascinating -- so many things come together. When I was thinking about my PhD topic, food had a prominent place in the dissertation, but I was also trying to bring in other things. It was a mess. Then I met David M. Freidenreich at a conference (his book about _Foreigners and Their Food: Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law_ is fascinating: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520286276/foreigners-and-their-food) and he suggested just stick with food -- everything else will come with that! I think that was one of the best advice I received.
Sharif - You are welcome! And I agree, you can understand a lot simply through the lens of food. And that book looks interesting, thank you for the recommendation!
Hi Andrew, thanks for this post and the excerpt. Glad to know about the new book by Eric Pallant. I think we all have these kinds of stories of warmth and comfort about baking.
Also, food history is fascinating -- so many things come together. When I was thinking about my PhD topic, food had a prominent place in the dissertation, but I was also trying to bring in other things. It was a mess. Then I met David M. Freidenreich at a conference (his book about _Foreigners and Their Food: Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law_ is fascinating: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520286276/foreigners-and-their-food) and he suggested just stick with food -- everything else will come with that! I think that was one of the best advice I received.
Thanks again for the post.
Sharif - You are welcome! And I agree, you can understand a lot simply through the lens of food. And that book looks interesting, thank you for the recommendation!