This Historian Researches American Food History for the Smithsonian | Eater
"As historian for a Smithsonian museum’s American Food History Project, she researches and presents U.S. history through the lens of food — exploring its cultural, economic, political, and environmental dimensions — and translates that work into exhibitions, articles, programs, and public events. Her curatorial work involved refreshing a major gallery that traces how cultural and technological shifts have shaped what and how Americans eat since 1950, using fieldwork, archival research, oral histories, and object collecting to broaden the story. She also hosts a monthly live cooking-demo series that brings professional and home cooks onstage to prepare dishes while discussing ingredients, techniques, and traditions, and co-organizes an annual Food History Weekend that convenes chefs, activists, scholars, and community members around rotating themes to make food history inclusive and accessible." - Amy McKeever
