--A Savory New Course for Spring 1997-->
Professor Lipartito
Agnes Arnold Hall 561
743-3106
Chef Paul recommends:
"You'll get your fill in this class!"
Nothing is more basic to human history than food, how we get it, what we do to it, and what it does to us. In this course, we will take food for thought, and explore the changes in eating, cuisine, and diet over the past several centuries.
The menu of topics includes:
- why did people decide that "dieting" was a good thing?
- when did it become impolite to eat with your fingers and blow your nose on the table cloth?
- how has the threat of starvation shaped cultures and motivated people to move and migrate?
- why did Americans try so hard to ban the drinking of alcohol for so many years, and what happened when they finally succeeded?
- when was the restaurant born and how have changes in lifestyle affected people's eating habits?
- Is the hamburger really a stealth weapon for the arteries?
Check our the "All You Can Read" bibliography , the course syllabus , or some tasty hot links
So, bring your appetite for learning and your thirst for knowledge.
And bring your Visa card...because UH won't take American Express