Greg de St. Maurice is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ryukoku University where he is conducting research on changes in domestic Japanese foodways over the past four decades. He earned his PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2015. He also holds Master’s degrees in Social Anthropology (Oxford University) and International Relations (American University, Ritsumeikan University). His key research interests include globalization, taste, place and place brands, chefs and cuisine, and Japan. He was on a Fulbright in Japan in 2011-2012 and his work has appeared in Etnofoor, Digest, and edited volumes about food culture and food activism.