Welcome, Fall! The first official week of autumn is nearly to an end and we in the Food Studies Department are watching celebrations of the harvest take place all over campus. Here are some food related stories to keep us conscious of this magical time of year…

  1. The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened yesterday. The new addition to the Smithsonian family is home to a variety of artifacts, 37,000 of them to be exact. Many of these items celebrate the unique culinary culture of African American heritage, a tradition that the museum operators have striven to encapsulate in the visitor’s entire experience, from exhibit to food court.
  2. Our very own Dickinsonian, Vaughn Gooding has made his debut in the world of food. Check out his homemade guacamole here.
  3. It’s fall and that means PSL season. So why is pumpkin spice so popular and what are the origins of this crowd pleasing flavor combo?
  4. Did you get out to the farm for the Harvest Festival this past Friday? Dickinson’s celebration of fall is one of many in a long string of cultural traditions.