GAST 5301 - Food & Drink in Contemporary Western Society

This course will encourage students to apply gastronomic principles in a contemporary context. The following areas will be covered: the significance of gastronomy in the contemporary world; changes in diet and eating habits; the influences of technology and dietary advice on food choice; the significance of developments in food production, processing and retailing; the evolution of cuisines and of restaurants; globalisation and its effects on production and consumption; changes in restaurants and eating out; responses to food-related anxiety; obesity; regionalism and gastronomic tourism.