Food Studies

I don't think this class will be offered again given the food studies minor has been removed as an option and this was a visiting professor. But Katie was an awesome person to learn from and she has so much enthusiasm and knowledge about these subjects. The three hour classes were long but it was good to be have discussions with others in the class.

I took this course a while ago, but I’m reviewing it now because I see it’s being taught again potentially. This course sounded awesome from the description. Everyone there was absolutely thrilled to spend a J term making bread and pickles, but it should be noted this class is a time COMMITMENT. I wish I were exaggerating when I say I walked to the kirk center (I hope it’s being taught closer to campus in future) in the dark at least a dozen times, spent hours and hours watching my sourdough/doing my final project, and came in early (~6am) a few times because of something going wrong with a fermentation. Suffice to say, those of us who wanted to spend most of term skiing and some of it enjoying some bread were a bit disappointed. Fun field trips to local farms, a smidge out of touch with food-realities sometimes, presentation-focused for sure. Definitely learned some stuff about fermentation but unsure if it was worth a full month of staring at my sourdough for hours, waiting for it to proof so I could finally go home. All in all, I would do the class again. The people made it fun, but just be aware of its time commitment.

I took this course a while ago, but I’m reviewing it now because I see it’s being taught again potentially. This course sounded awesome from the description. Everyone there was absolutely thrilled to spend a J term making bread and pickles, but it should be noted this class is a time COMMITMENT. I wish I were exaggerating when I say …Read more

I overall really enjoyed taking this course. There is a lot of reading that you are generally expected to at least skim because class participation is important. I had never taken a food studies class before, and it definitely gave me a new perspective on the topic and revealed how food plays an important role when studying history. I also liked the final project where we were each assigned a cookbook and had to write a paper on it, present on it, and create a recipe from the book. There are also several food labs throughout the course that were highlights of the experience.

I overall really enjoyed taking this course. There is a lot of reading that you are generally expected to at least skim because class participation is important. I had never taken a food studies class before, and it definitely gave me a new perspective on the topic and revealed how food plays an important role when studying history. …Read more