The History of Food in Auckland
During this course we take a fascinating look at the cultural cuisines of Auckland, starting with traditional Māori food growing, through manufacturing and brands and how they shaped downtown Auckland and looking at today and the food media and how it shapes our tastes.
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Tue 13 Jun
- $36.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Tue 13 Jun 19:00 - Tue 13 Jun 20:30At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Tue 20 Jun 19:00 - Tue 20 Jun 20:30At Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
During this course we take a fascinating look at the cultural cuisines of Auckland, starting with traditional Māori food growing, through manufacturing and brands and how they shaped downtown Auckland and looking at today and the current food media and how it shapes our tastes.
The course will cover the following:
- Intro to how to approach food history
- Traditional Māori food cultivation and modern Māori food sovereignty
- Eating in restaurants in colonial Auckland
- How the food industry shaped downtown Auckland
- Food media
- Immigrants and ethnic neighbourhoods
- The history of drinking coffee and barbecueing meat.
André is a researcher and writer who left behind the world of food journalism (freelance reporting, feature writing and restaurant reviewing for several outlets, two books on New Zealand food) to specialise in food history.
