Gastronomica Forum at NYC's Astor Center
The Gastronomica Forums, launched by Darra Goldstein, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Gastronomica, are quarterly events featuring important articles from the journal as a platform for engaging in deeper conversations about food and culture.

The inaugural Gastronomica Forum in February 2008 took us to the front lines of the struggle in New York City between artisans attempting to preserve traditional foods and the regulators determined to modernize and standardize the workplace. Writer Sarah DiGegorio, charcutier Marc Buzzio, and a representative from the USDA presented their perspectives. The evening included a tasting of Marc's artisanal dry-cured meats from Salumeria Biellese, paired with Italian wines.

The second Gastronomica Forum explores the concept of taking care of the land and farming it to serve God, as seen from both the Islamic (tayyib) and Jewish (eco-kosher) perspectives. Writer Leah Koenig will discuss the role of faith with farmers Zaid Kurdieh and Anna Stevenson. A tasting of farm products and Middle Eastern foods will be part of the evening.

For ticket info and more information, click here.

Recent media mentions for Gastronomica
In Slow Food:
Click here to download the article in PDF.

In The Paupered Chef:
http://www.thepauperedchef.com/2008/04/some-more-obscu.html

In New York Magazine:
http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/04/food_magazines_you_should_be_reading.html

Gastronomica articles selected for Anthology
Ame Gilbert's essay "Around the World to Our Kitchen Table" (from 6:4, December 2006, info) and Carolyn Thériault's "Waiting for a Cappuccino" (from 7:1, February 2007, download) have been included in the Best Food Writing 2007 anthology.

Gastronomica Editor interviewed for Utne
An interview with Darra Goldstein appears in the "Great Writing" section of "Utne Blogs," a section of the Utne Reader's web site. She discusses, among other things, the origins and evolutions of Gastronomica, and what makes for good food writing. "For instance, in the May issue there will be an article that I find very disturbing, and I think readers will, too. It's about an artist who harvests her own eggs. It's a social commentary on caviar and the egg as a luxury good and the way women sell their eggs to make money. It's a perfect Gastronomica article because it's looking at food, but it's also horrifying and pushing against the edges of good taste."

For the full interview, click here.

Gastronomica makes Saveur's Top 100
Gastronomica has been included in Saveur magazine's "Top 100," the annual list of their favorite foodie people, places, and things. "Part high-brow food 'zine, part scholarly journal, the quarterly publication Gastronomica has been at the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception, in 2001. Rarefied but unpretentious, each issue is an artfully curated collection of essays, poems, art, and journalistic reportage . . . Gastronomica's fare never fails to nourish us." View the complete list here.


Gastronomica wins Utne Independent Press Award!
Gastronomica has received a 2007 Independent Press Award from Utne Reader, in the category of "Social/Culture Coverage." The awards honor the very best in independent media from the pool of more than 1,300 sources Utne uses to cull its content. "In a word: sumptuous," says Utne. Read their review here.

Gastronomica article in Utne Reader
Julie Guthman's article "Can't Stomach It: How Michael Pollan et al. Made Me Want to Eat Cheetos," from the Fall 2007 issue of Gastronomica, has been reprinted in the January/February 2008 issue of the Utne Reader. For more on the article, click here.

Gastronomica nomimated for World Food Media Award
Gastronomica has been nominated for a 2007 World Food Media Award in the category of "Best Food Magazine." The World Food Media Awards are presented by Le Cordon Bleu in Australia, and include entrants from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Belgium, Switzerland, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany and Malaysia. For more information, click here.

Gastronomica wins Gold Ink Award
Gastronomica has received a prestigious Gold Ink Award. Issue 7:1 won a Pewter award in the specialty magazines section. (More Info on this issue)

Graduate Student Award Won
"Selling the Storied Stone Crab" by Nicolaas Mink, Fall 2006, has been named Best Essay in Florida History by a graduate student. (More Info) (Buy this Article)

Best Food Writing of 2006
Two articles from Gastronomica have been selected for inclusion in the 2006 edition of Best Food Writing, edited by Holly Hughes. The articles are:

"Fulton Street Fish Market" by Maria Finn Dominguez, Fall 2005 (More Info) (Buy this Article)
"Italian Butcher Shop Blues" by Matthew Gavin Frank, Winter 2006 (More Info) (Buy this Article)

Gastronomica Editor Curates Exhibition
"For sophistication in implements few will have suspected we ever needed, the show [Feeding Desire] takes the cake."
Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2006

Click here to visit the exhibition's Web site.

Gastronomica editor Darra Goldstein, is the guest curator for the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum's presentation of "Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005," a rich, contextual journey through the evolution of dining from 1500 to 2005. More than 600 objects, including historic and modern flatware from the museum's permanent collection, are featured in the one-floor exhibition, on view from May 5 through Oct. 29, 2006 in New York. "Feeding Desire" offers a scholarly yet celebratory overview of the history of culinary culture, exploring the physical forms and social meanings of eating utensils and serving tools.
Download the press release here. (pdf)
Read a review of the exhibition (from the New York Times).

Darra appeared on KCRW's "Good Food" program with Evan Kleiman. To download a podcast, visit the KCRW podcast page and click on "Good Food". For more on "Good Food," click here. (July 29, 2006)
Click here for coverage of the "Feeding Desire" exhibition on the WCBS News morning show.
(July 29, 2006)
Listen to an interview with Darra on The Leonard Lopate Show. Scroll down the page to the Feeding Desire entry. (May 18, 2006, WNYC, New York)
Listen to an interview with Darra on The Faith Middleton Show. (April 10, 2006, WNPR, Connecticut)

Gastronomica Back Issue Sale
For a limited time only, issues from the first six years of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture are on sale! Individual back issues are only $6.00 each, and back volumes (4 issues per volume) are only $22.00; a savings of more than 50%! Don't miss out on this special opportunity. Click here to get started.

Gastronomica Presents: A Tribute to Julia Child
The August 2005 issue is devoted solely to remembering Julia Child and honoring her legacy. Julia, who died last year at the age of 91, changed the way America thinks about food, cooking, and the culinary world as a whole. An extraordinary roster of contributors has provided their thoughts, memories, and perceptions about the life and legacy of Julia Child, and many speak to how she affected their lives. Many of them are instantly recognizable to any food maven: Jacques Pépin. Anne Willan. Jasper White. Sara Moulton. Just as important are the less familiar contributors who have not written publicly about Julia before, such as Julia's longtime personal assistant, Stephanie Hersh.
Download the press release here. (pdf)
View the table of contents.

RSS Feed Now Available
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Gastronomica Awards

Winner, 2007 Utne Reader Independent Press Award
Winner, Gold Ink Award
Nominated for 2007 World Food Media Award
First prize (Prix D'Or), print media category, at the Gourmet Media Festival in Cannes, 2004.
Nominated for the 2005 and 2002 Utne Reader Independent Press Award
Named one of Library Journal's Best New Magazines of 2001
Winner of the Bronze prize at the Jacobs Creek World Food Media Awards in Australia, 2001

Gastronomica Reviews

For Issue 5:3:
"A keeper . . . Die-hard fans will want to get their oven mitts on Gastronomica.
Kansas City Star, September 7, 2005

"A loving tribute . . . filled with charming photos."
San Jose Mercury News.

"A cutting-edge magazine . . . the August 2005 issue features the same high level of writing."
La Voz, Pomona, CA

"I recommend that you run, not walk, to the Gastronomica site and get this commemorative issue before they run out of copies. If you have a passion for food, it is worth every cent."
Jennifer Iannolo, www.gastronomicmeditations.com, August 2005

"Julia will always live within us, but these articles will be with us forever."
Betsy Oppenneer, Certified Culinary Professional
The Breadworks, Inc.

"Intellectual Gastronomica vs. Low-Brow CHOW," Bookslut, February 2006
"The 'Thinking Person's' Food Magazine". The Daily Hampshire Gazette. January 16, 2004
Miriam Hospodar, in Food and Home magazine, Spring 2005
Critique: La gastronomie (revue générale des publications françaises et étrangères), Juin-Juillet 2004
Kate Muir, "Fraught and Social," London Times, 9 February 2002
Michael Prager, "Hungry for thought and the meaning of life," Boston Globe, January 9, 2002
pekopeko, a zine about food, Number Four
William Powers, "Belly and Brain," National Journal, 9/1/01
Paul Levy, in Times Literary Supplement, November 9 2001
Rosario Scarpato, in Divine Food & Wine (Australia), June/August 2001.
Patricia Unterman, "Serious Food, at Last," San Francisco Chronicle, April 8, 2001
Jens Linder, in Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), 7 April 2001.
Margo True, "Words of Mouth," Saveur, April 2001
William Brantley, "Gastronomica Feeds Your Head," San Francisco Examiner, March 28, 2001
Cynthia Killian, New York Post, March 5, 2001
Judith Moore, in San Diego Weekly Reader, February 22, 2001
Marlene Parrish, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 15, 2001
Nigel Kendall, in eat 08

Gastronomica in the Media

"A Tool for Every Treat". The New York Times. April 26, 2006
Darra Goldstein on The Faith Middleton Show, WNPR, Connecticut. April 10, 2006
"Back from the fair with Julia and Martha in the kitchen". Fort Wayne News Sentinel. September 29, 2005
"OffBeat". Vidette Times, Valparaiso, IN, August 19, 2005
"Fast-food film turns thoughts to slow cookin'". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 11, 2005
"One nation, overfed". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2005.
"The Culture of Food" (by Gastronomica editor Darra Goldstein). The Women's Times. November 2004
"Dieting: suddenly, it's a guy thing." The Washington Post. September 29, 2004
"Foodisle". Monday Magazine, Vancouver, BC. September 16, 2004.
"MoCA offers 'Taste of Russia'". The Advocate, Williamstown, MA. January 22, 2004
"Food books expand their market". Daily Commercial Record, Dallas, TX. December 2, 2003
"Pilgrim's Progress". Better Nutrition. November 2003
"Phi Beta Food". Food Arts. October 2003
"House Hunter: Schooled". San Francisco Bay Guardian. September 24, 2003
"The Food Geek". The Wall Street Journal. September 19, 2003

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