Ken Albala

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Ken Albala
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Ken Albala in 2015
Born (1964-11-03) November 3, 1964 (age 60)
Other namesKenneth Albala
EducationPhD, Columbia University, 1993; MA, Yale University, 1987; BA, George Washington University, 1986
Occupations
  • Professor
  • author
  • blogger
Years active1990–present

Ken Albala is an American food historian, chef, author, and a professor of history at University of the Pacific. [1] He has authored or edited 29 books on food [1] and co-authored "The Lost Art of Real Cooking" and "The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home." [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Albala co-edited the journal "Food, Culture and Society" and has made numerous appearances in various forms of media, [6] and at conferences discussing food issues. [7] [8] He is featured on the DVDs: "Food: A Cultural Culinary History" [9] and "Cooking Across the Ages." Albala is also known for his "Food Cultures Around the World" series for Greenwood Press and Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy.

Bibliography

Books


Edited volumes and encyclopedias

Awards

The Distinguished Faculty Award from the University of the Pacific in 2023 and the Tully Knoles Endowed Professorship in 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Albala | Campus Directory". pacific.edu. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. "Ken Albala - Penguin Books USA". penguin.com.
  3. 1 2 "Author - Ken Albala". SAGE. September 19, 2021.
  4. "Ken Albala - OSU Press". oregonstate.edu.
  5. 1 2 Ken Albala. "UI Press - Ken Albala - The Banquet: Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe". uillinois.edu.
  6. Severson, Kim (January 1, 2015) [Original date December 28, 2014]. "New challenge for chefs: making pot taste good". The Seattle Times . Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  7. Frederick Douglass Opie. "Food As A Lens". foodasalens.com.
  8. "Come listen to some of Sacramento's top food writers talk about our region's culinary legacy at "Taste of History"". sactownmag.com. December 15, 2014.
  9. Tiger (May 27, 2014). "Food: A Cultural Culinary History". English.
  10. Eating Right in the Renaissance. University of California Press.
  11. Allen, Robert W.; Albala, Ken (2003). Food in Early Modern Europe. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN   9780313319624.
  12. "Opening Up North America, 1497-1800". alibris.com.
  13. Albala, Ken (2006). Cooking in Europe, 1250-1650. Bloomsbury. ISBN   9780313014444.
  14. Edge, John T. (October 14, 2007). "Protein Pills". The New York Times.
  15. Pancake. Edible. Reaktion Books.
  16. "The Lost Art of Real Cooking". The Kitchn.
  17. "Nonfiction Book Review: Three World Cuisines: Italian, Mexican, Chinese by Ken Albala. Rowman & Littlefield/Altamira, $40 trade paper (392p)". PublishersWeekly.com.
  18. "Nonfiction Book Review: The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home: The Happy Luddite's Guide to Domestic Self-Sufficiency by Ken Albala and Rosanna Nafziger Henderson. Perigee, $23 (288p)". PublishersWeekly.com.
  19. "Grow Food, Cook Food, Share Food - OSU Press". oregonstate.edu. November 2014.
  20. Nuts. Edible. Reaktion Books.
  21. "The Most Excellent Book of Cookery". Prospect Books.
  22. "UI Press | Ken Albala | Noodle Soup: Recipes, Techniques, Obsession".
  23. "The Great Gelatin Revival". UI Press.
  24. "Opulent Nosh". UA Press.
  25. The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries
  26. The Old Foodie. "The Old Foodie". theoldfoodie.com.
  27. "Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia". abc-clio.com.
  28. World Archipelago (December 2011). Book Details. Columbia University Press. ISBN   9780231520799 via columbia.edu.
  29. A Cultural History of Food in The Renaissance
  30. Routledge. "Routledge International Handbook of Food Studies". routledge.com.
  31. "Bloomsbury - The Food History Reader". www.bloomsbury.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014.
  32. "From Famine to Fast Food". abc-clio.com.
  33. Food in Time and Place. University of California Press.
  34. "SAGE: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues: Three-Volume Set: Ken Albala: 9781452243016". SAGE. July 11, 2022.
  35. "At the Table: Food and Family Around the World". ABC-CLIO.
  36. "WINNERS 2013 >> - Gourmand Awards Winners 2013 Cookbook". cookbookfair.com.
  37. "Enter the IACP Awards - Award - IACP - International Association of Culinary Professionals". iacp.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.