Historians study food for many reasons, but Michael Collins likes to single one out in particular. “It speaks to the importance of the daily lives of common people,” said Collins, a Sacramento State ...

Over the last half century, dramatic changes have reshaped how we eat, cook and experience food. The rise of highly processed foods, fast food and convenience meals has transformed diets. Frozen ...

The Big Ideas: What Is History? How we cook and what we eat are an intimate reflection of our personal and collective pasts. By Jacques Pépin Jacques Pépin has been a chef and educator for more than ...