This is the course website for RHE 309K, Rhetoric of Food. Our online community is a space to discover how, when, where, and why people write about food. We’ll be writing, reading, and researching throughout the year, sharing periodically on this website.

Check out the syllabus for more details about the course, and browse through the different sections to see and comment on student work.

Reading

Hear what students have to say about what they read; view curated selections of readings around topics from tamarind to Michelin guides.

Writing

Read original writing from our contributors: recipes and texts in various genres that students investigated throughout the semester.