In the fall of 2017, I created a collaborative Instagram project on Donuts and Poetry. After taking a picture of a donut, the collaborator would write a poem about their experience eating the donut. With this project, I aimed to get people thinking and writing about their food, and demonstrate how much there it to…
Author: Ariana Gunderson
In the grove
Olive trees in Longastra, Greece. May 2017. Captured on 35mm film.
Is Food Nostalgia Inherently Feminine?
Is food nostalgia inherently feminine? Matt posed this question to his dinner companions at a recent Nostalgia Dinner.* This idea bubbled up when we realized that every dish was originally made for the participant who brought it by a female caregiver. Nana’s polenta, and Aunt’s pasta piselli, a grandmother’s manicotti: each dish was a comfort…
A New Start in Spring
As we dig out from winter’s frost, the bright colors and fresh scents of spring beckon new projects. On this site I’ll share my food studies work, from academic papers, to Instagram accounts, to daily musings.
Ariana Gunderson 