Consultation
Let’s talk if your project needs a culinary historian! Services include:
Digital Curation
I create digital collections for musuems, libraries, and archives on historical food topics.
Exhibitions and Interpretive Planning
I work with museums, libraries, and other organizations to create exhibitions and thematic tours on historical culinary topics. I can assist at any point in the process, from preparation to implementation.
Historic Food Consultation and Preparation
I offer assistance planning historical food reproductions for events, exhibitions, and more.
Media Consultation
I provide expert information for the media on culinary history topics, including:
Online, print, and film news outlets
Documentary projects
RESEARCH
I provide expert research services for clients in for-profit and academic settings. Examples include:
Researching the use of ingredients in a specific time period to provide historical context for government and legal filings
Researching and writing descriptions of historic cookbooks and culinary literature for libraries and booksellers
Writing
I write in a variety of formats on culinary history topics, including:
Blog posts
Online and print articles
Online and print book reviews
Entries for databases and catalogues
Presentations
I present to academic and public audiences on a range of culinary history topics, especially:
Medieval and early modern food culture
The history of cookbooks
Food of the Columbian Exchange
The medieval spice trade
Coffee, tea, and chocolate in the early modern world
Teaching
I teach culinary history courses in continuing education and university settings. I also offer teacher training sessions for educators interested in incorporating culinary history into their classrooms.