My lifetime love of cuisine and culture, combined with a background in anthropology, international development and politics led me to realize how effective and universal the language of food can be to understand contemporary and historical issues.

Food resists, rebels, conquers and conforms.

It oppresses and empowers, unites and divides.

FromTroscadh in pre-Christian Ireland to hunger strikes by farmers in modern India; chants of “Bread or Blood!” “Sin maíz, no hay país!” “e'eish, horreya, a'adala'h ijtima'iya!” and other national variations through the centuries—food provides a narrative for history.

The world’s stories are like its meals—better when shared.

Which one should we share next?