CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cornell's domestic food conference to be held in Montreal, March 21-22
- WHAT: Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration co-sponsors a food conference titled "Domestic Foodscapes: Towards Mindful Eating?"
- WHEN: Friday and Saturday, March 21-22
- WHERE: Concordia University (EV Building), 1515 West Ste. Catherine St., Montreal, Canada
- WHO: Leading experts in nutrition, management, history, anthropology and design
- NOTE: Media RSVP is required to arrange event coverage and interviews. Contact the Cornell Press Relations Office at (607) 255-3024 or Concordia Media Relations at (514) 848-2424, ext. 4884.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration will co-sponsor one of the most comprehensive food conferences, titled "Domestic Foodscapes: Towards Mindful Eating?" at Concordia University in Montreal, March 21-22.
Leading experts in food history, design, management, nutrition and anthropology from Canada, the United States and as far away as Australia will examine, for the first time, the changing nature of domestic foodscapes - the physical and social environments in which we prepare and eat food.
The conference will focus on how to move away from mindless eating behaviors prevalent today in order to maintain healthy living and balance. For instance, the implications of changing food consumption behaviors and how these changes have influenced the quality of our eating experiences inside and outside the home will be explored.
"Eating has become more of a function and convenience today than a pleasure, as environmental and social changes have impacted our foods and eating habits over the years," said Jordan Le Bel, Cornell associate professor of Food and Beverage Management. "Being mindful of what goes on at our kitchen table, including foods' origins and cultural implications, can provide us with cues as to how we may rediscover foods' many pleasures."
The conference is organized by Le Bel and Rhona Richman Kenneally, of Concordia's Department of Design and Computation Arts. Le Bel, a former chef, is a food and food service management and marketing expert who also contributes monthly to "Commerce" magazine's food column. Richman Kenneally, an architect and cultural historian by training, conducts multidisciplinary explorations of the everyday food culture of Canada and Ireland.
To attend the entire workshop or the wine and chocolate tasting to be held Friday afternoon, March 21, contact Le Bel at jll66@cornell.edu. No registration fee is required.
For more conference information and to arrange interviews, contact the Cornell Press Relations Office at (607) 255-3024 or Concordia Media Relations at (514) 848-2424 ext. 4884. Press materials, program schedules and conference information will be available at www.domesticfoodscapes.org, where a post-conference summary report will also be posted.
Contact: Sabina Lee
Phone: (607) 255-3024
Cell: (607) 227-3341
ssl37@cornell.edu
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