Food and Foodways
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The Aftertaste of Empire
Amanda Banacki Perry | Jun 27, 2016
“I’m not getting curry powder at all. Being a Brit, we eat a lot of curry, and I don’t taste... -
Cokelandia
Amanda Ciafone | Dec 29, 2015
As a historian in Atlanta for the AHA annual meeting, you will no doubt sense the presence of one of... -
DC Historians Find Community in 150-year-old Institution of Lunch
Amanda Moniz | Oct 19, 2015
Lunch has always been one of my three favorite meals of the day. I find myself getting hungry around noontime,... -
A Taste of Food History in Action
Jake Purcell | Jul 29, 2015
As graduate student coordinator of Columbia’s History in Action (HIA) program, I recently sat down with Mookie Kideckel, Alma Igra, and... -
Intoxicating Beverages: New National Archives Exhibit Explores Alcohol in American History
Amanda Moniz | May 1, 2015
Throughout our history, Americans have had conflicting attitudes toward alcohol. While one leading f... -
Mangiamo Tutti!
Michael Wolfe | Dec 23, 2014
The AHA has arranged a series of exciting tours for annual meeting attendees this year in the historically and culturally... -
How WWI History Changed My Views about Peanut Butter
Amanda Moniz | Nov 19, 2014
I hate peanut butter. As a kid, I wouldn’t touch a PB‘n’J, PB & banana, or PB & anything sandwich.... -
What We’re Reading: June 5, 2014
AHA Staff | Jun 6, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features a museum exhibit in a shopping mall, the National Park Service’s new LGBTQ initiative, the... -
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Thanksgiving with Pie and Apple Cider
Vanessa Varin | Nov 27, 2013
In advance of Thanksgiving, we would be remiss to acknowledge a very important anniversary. Tomorrow marks the 150th anniversary of... -
Session of the Week: Foods from Places, Foods with Stories: A Roundtable on the State of the Field of Food History
Vanessa Varin | Oct 18, 2012
In an effort to highlight the diverse range of scholarship at the upcoming annual meeting, we’re highlighting different...
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