In this episode, anthropologist and registered dietician Annie Koempel discusses her research on the sociality of eating behaviors in conversation with Gastronomica’s Jaclyn Rohel. Drawing on her latest article, available in <a href="https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica">Gastronomica’s Summer 2023 issue</a>, Annie explains the differences between disordered eating, eating disorders, and dieting. Situating surveys and stories of eating behaviors within the broader phenomenon of food sharing, Annie describes how disordered eating can move between bodies.Gastronomica is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/">Simplecast</a>.

Cristina Fernández Recasens on the Pebbles Omelet

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. 

Gastronomica's theme song is by Robert T. Valgenti and mixed by Samuel N. Ortiz.
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The photo, "A Wise Crack,” is by Carl Fleischhauer.