Ken Albala

Ken Albala
Ken Albala in 2015
Born (1964-11-03) November 3, 1964 (age 60)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Ken Albala | Campus Directory". pacific.edu. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ken Albala - Penguin Books USA". penguin.com.
  3. ^ "Author - Ken Albala". SAGE. September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ken Albala - OSU Press". oregonstate.edu.
  5. ^ 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.