Eating in Times of Financial Crisis

File it under “strange and unusual.” That’s what Reuters did in putting up the photo of one of many Yemeni … More

Some Food Issues for Some Developmentally Disabled People

I am both an anthropologist and a clinical psychologist. In my latter role, I have treated people from many different … More

It has been many years since I last confronted a school lunch. While I can recall some spectacular lunchroom antics … More

High science has established its place in contemporary cooking. John Lanchester has written an excellent piece about it in the … More

Call for Papers! Conference! (From the conference web site, which you can find here.) “Food Networks: Gender and Foodways” An … More

There is unrest in Egypt. And Tunisia. These uprisings are being partly fueled by rising food costs, especially bread. The … More

Another day, another opportunity to travel, present your research, meet interesting people…and have a few great meals with them. This … More

Call for Papers: Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Your opportunity to present at the 110th American … More

As a service to our readers and with the permission of the editors of Anthropology News, we have decided to … More

The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (SAFN) is pleased to announce and congratulate the winners of the … More