MONTREAL/March 18, 2008—
On March 21 and 22, 2008, Concordia University and Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration will co-host one of the most comprehensive conferences ever on food-at-home, Domestic Foodscapes: Towards Mindful Eating? The conference will take place in room 7.745 of the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (1515 Ste. Catherine St. West).
Leading experts in history, design, management, nutrition and anthropology from Canada, the United States and as far as Australia will examine the changing nature of domestic foodscapes – the physical and social environments in which we prepare and eat food in the home, along with the objects, rituals and culture associated with these activities.
For many, pleasure, and the very significance of food seem to have left the table and eating is more a matter of convenience or mindlessly refueling until the next meal. Participants at this conference will explore how rethinking our domestic foodscapes might contribute to moving us away from our current “mindless” eating behaviors towards becoming more “mindful” of our foods’ origins, social and cultural implications, and, indeed, more appreciative of the many pleasures that food can produce.
Sample offerings include:
• Revolution in the Kitchen, examining changes in kitchens and cooking in 20th century North America
• Eating Out, the Canadian history of eating meals outdoors, from sugaring-off parties in Quebec to chuckwagons in Alberta and clam bakes in the Maritimes
• Let’s Order Out Tonight!, examining the impact of food delivery on Montreal’s domestic foodscapes since the 1950s
There will also be chocolate and wine tastings, round table discussions and much more. To view the full program, please visit www.domesticfoodscapes.org.
For more information contact Rhona Richman Kenneally at (514) 894-3369.
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
