What is tea art, and when and how did it emerge as a social practice? In this episode, Daniel Bender of <a href="https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica">Gastronomica</a> hosts anthropologist Thiago Braga in a conversation about the aesthetics of tea in urban China. Drawing on his latest research, featured in Gastronomica’s newest issue (Summer 2023), Thiago explains how contemporary Chinese Tea Art is neither a timeless nor an invented tradition, but a complex social phenomenon.Gastronomica is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/">Simplecast</a>.

Annie Koempel on the Ripple Effects of Disordered Eating

The Gastronomica podcast is where the academic field of food studies meets a public appetite for gastronomy and the culinary arts. Tune in to hear interviews with authors whose articles or books have recently been featured in the journal (published by University of California Press since 2001), as we showcase diverse voices in the food world, tackle complex questions about cooking, cuisine, culinary traditions, food justice and equity. Each episode is hosted by a member of the journal’s Editorial Collective, representing food scholars, perspectives, and disciplines from around the world. 

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The photo, "A Wise Crack,” is by Carl Fleischhauer.