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Fabio Parasecoli

@fparasecoli.bsky.social
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A Roman in NYC. Author, writer, Food Studies professor at NYU. My last book is “Gastronativism: Food, Identity, Politics.” Posting stuff on fabioparasecoli.com.

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Asier H. Aguirresarobe @aguirresarobe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Stay tuned for the new online event on Food and Nationalism organized by the Leiden University Nationalism Network on Monday 21 September with @atsukoichijo.bsky.social, @fparasecoli.bsky.social and Prof. Peter Scholliers. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join Peter Scholliers, Atsuko Ichijo and myself on September 21st at 9:15 am US Eastern Time (15:15 Netherlands time) for an online panel discussion on Food and Nationalism at the Leiden University Nationalism Network. Free and open to the public www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Full recap of the course I taught in Shanghai
shanghai.nyu.edu
Beyond the Plate: Understanding the World Through Food
This non-degree program course explores the cultural politics of food, particularly in media, design, heritage, and international affairs.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The new book I edited with Loïc Bienassis (IECHA) is finally out! Among its great chapters, it includes my essay on food heritage in Poland #FoodHeritage #foodstudies
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Some notes about the fine dining scene in Shanghai, the city food history, and its place in borderless cuisine #foodstudies #finedininginChina
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From Fusion Food to Borderless Cuisine: Taian Table in Shanghai - Fabio Parasecoli
“Global food” has a bad ring to it. We inevitably think of industrialized, delocalized products without roots in any specific culinary tradition. It is the convenient, accessible, and affordable stuff...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Excited to see my new article published on the International Journal of Food Design #foodstudies #fooddesign doi.org/10.1386/ijfd...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My conversation with Janna Tamargo, PhD about authenticity and other food topics
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Authenticity Isn't About Food: A Conversation with Fabio Parasecoli
Explore how food scholar Fabio Parasecoli and sociologist Janna Tamargo reveal that authenticity is less about recipes than identity, heritage, and belonging.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Join us for these two events at The Spore Initiative in Berlin on July 1st #foodstudies #gastronativism #foodpolitics lnkd.in/dcbrifW5
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Excited to teach this course at NYU Shanghai
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Understanding Our World Through Food - Summer 2026
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spore--initiative.bsky.social @spore--initiative.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Gastronativism: Food & Identity Politics in the New World Order 1. July | 6:30 - 8:30 pm In this lecture, food culture researcher @fparasecoli.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social will introduce the concept of #gastronativism and trace its connection to contemporary geopolitics. More info below
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I came back from traveling and this is what I found in my mailbox. Very excited to have a chapter in this book!
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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New #OnlineFirst and #OpenAccess article in Global Society! "The Struggle for Wheat: The Weaponization of Trade Interdependence in the Russia-Ukraine War" is by @fparasecoli.bsky.social (NYU) and Mihai Varga (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social). Do give it a read! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This article analyses how Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has weaponized global wheat interdependence and explores the applicability of the weaponized interdependence (WI) framework to substitutable agricultural commodities. It traces Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea and Danube ports, the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and subsequent rerouting of Ukrainian exports through EU overland corridors, showing how these moves reshaped trade flows, sparked farmer protests in Central and Eastern Europe, and enabled Russia’s “grain diplomacy” in parts of the Global South. The article argues that wheat’s substitutability and the reconfigurability of export infrastructures make chokepoints and hubs more transitory, generating shifting dependencies rather than stable hierarchies. Building on process-tracing of trade disruptions, policy responses, and fieldwork with Ukrainian and EU-border farmers, the article suggests a typology of weaponization outcomes based on the substitutability of goods and infrastructures.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Excited to see my essay about sauces in Pellegrino Artusi’s cookbook in the new OUP volume edited by Andrew Donnelly, Beth Forrest, and Deirdre Murphy academic.oup.com/book/62579
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
An article I wrote with Mihai Varga (Freie Universität, Berlin) is now published in Global Society. An important topic that brings me back to #InternationalAffairs: #foodstudies doi.org_10.1080_13600826.2026.2653976
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Join us on Monday April 13th at 12 pm for a conversation with Grace Young about the present and future of the NYC Chinatown. The event is open to the public; please RSVP at docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Join us on April 6th for a multi-media presentation with Bryant Terry #foodstudies
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I am excited to share the news that I have received a NYU Provost’s Faculty Research Initiative grant to organize a one-day workshop at NYU Berlin. During the workshop, we will explore the interactions between digital foodscapes and the physical infrastructures of urban food systems.
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Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁 @sameyler.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Picked up this by @fparasecoli.bsky.social at a lefty bookshop in Copenhagen last week and gosh this framework is so damn relevant for understanding to the kind of fascist nutrition revisionism we’re seeing propagated under MAHA (beef tallow, raw milk, protein supplements, etc.)
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Washington Square News, NYU’s independently run student newspaper, interviewed me about the Food Studies program’s talk series Feast and Famine. Next appointment? Charlotte Biltekoff talking about the politics of knowledge and processed food on Monday 9th at 12 pm.
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Q&A: Steinhardt professor on 30 years of NYU’s ‘Feast and Famine’ lectures - Washington Square News
As debates over food insecurity and dietary guidelines intensify nationwide, NYU’s “Feast and Famine” lecture series offers a space for community members to engage with experts. Launched in 1996 along...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
oin us on Monday March 9th, 12 pm, for a talk by Charlotte Biltekoff on processed foods and the politics of knowledge. Free event, RSVP at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
My book “Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy,” now out in paperback, made Food Tank’s Winter Book List. Happy reading!
foodtank.com
20 Books on Food Justice and Change
These winter reads invite reflection on food, farming, justice, and imagine what it takes to build better food systems.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I was asked to share my thoughts on whole milk politics in the US. An interesting and definitely complicated issue…
thenation.com
How Milk Became a Battleground in Trump’s War on “Woke”
The administration claims its whole-milk reversal is about children’s health, but the policy may only serve to advance its political agenda.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, I had a conversation with Salon.com’s Francesca Giangiulio about less-known winter comfort foods in Italy.
salon.com
Italian food beyond the pasta
How winter, geography and scarcity shaped Italy’s cuisine — and why comfort there has always meant survival
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I was interviewed on Slate about the PR strategies that Parmigiano Reggiano -as a product protected by a geographical indication— has embraced in the US. slate.com/life/2026/01...
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The Cheese You Put on Pasta Is Now a “Strategic Partner” With an NFL Team. Seems Silly—Until You Realize That It’s Part of a Plot Against America.
Gird your graters, patriots.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
South Park predicted it 11 years ago: The USDA Finally Got The Food Pyramid Right youtu.be/fIGXkh6S8Zw?... via @YouTube
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The USDA Finally Got The Food Pyramid Right
YouTube video by Raudne Tervis
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I was asked by the Smithsonian Magazine if Venice’s iconic dish of soft-shell green crabs can survive climate change. An interesting question to ponder…
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Can Venice's Iconic Crab Dish Survive Climate Change?
For more than 300 years, Italians have fried soft-shell green crabs, called moeche. But the culinary tradition is under threat
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Danny Postel @dannypostel.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Want to take a deeper dive? Check out the book The Pierogi Problem: Cosmopolitan Appetites and the Reinvention of Polish Food by @fparasecoli.bsky.social, Agata Bachórz, and Mateusz Halawa, just out from @ucpress.bsky.social www.ucpress.edu/books/the-pi...
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The Pierogi Problem by Fabio Parasecoli, Agata Bachórz, Mateusz Halawa - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Danny Postel @dannypostel.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
"Ingredients, dishes and techniques like fermented vegetables and cabbage-and-meat stew (“bigos”) that until a decade ago were considered commonplace or uncomfortable leftovers from the past — too heavy, bland or unhealthy — are redesigned to meet new cosmopolitan preferences." Marvelous read! ⤵️
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Let’s celebrate Christmas with pierogi! Świętujmy Wigilię przy pierogach! An article by Agata Bachórz and myself for New Lines Magazine
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Not All Pierogi Are the Same
Poland’s culinary offerings are much more diverse than most outsiders realize, and its ‘traditional’ foods are also not that simple
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
When you are flying United to Rome and they have you deplane for a mecanical issue, with a 2 hours delay (if all goes well). One snack item per passenger #unitedfail #healthysnacks
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
My short write-up of Montanari and Petrillo’s new book on the candidacy of Italian cuisine to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage #italianfood #foodheritage #foodstudies
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Everybody Come to the Table: Italian Cuisine as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage - Fabio Parasecoli
What is Italian cuisine? What kind of national identity does it reflect, considering that Italians are famously attached to their local and regional culinary traditions? These are the central question...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Join us for Nancy Matsumoto’s book talk on Friday November 13th at 3:30. the event is open and free. Please RSVP at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... or using the QR code in the flyer.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
For those who speak French, a short documentary about myths and history of pasta (with appearances by yours try) #foodstudies #foodhistory
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Est-il vrai que les pâtes viennent d'Italie ? - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE
Les pâtes ! Elles ont conquis toutes les cuisines du monde. Mais sont-elles vraiment originaires d’Italie ? De la Chine ancienne à l’Italie du 19e siècle en passant par le Moyen-Âge et New York, parto...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Thanks to Marion Nestle for her review of our new book, which she generously describes as a „food studies instant classic”. Her appreciation of the appendix in which we discuss our work process is particularly welcome!
foodpolitics.com
Weekend Reading: The Pierogi Problem - Food Politics by Marion Nestle
Most foreigners regard pierogi as the only Polish food worth eating, but food professionals, experts, and entrepreneurs are trying to change this view.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The Pierogi Problem: A Conversation about Polish Food youtu.be/CDGJAqXXBVY
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The Pierogi Problem Film
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...
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Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made Lawmakers in the European Union voted to limit “burger,” “sausage” and other meat terms to animal products, rankling consumers and producers of veggie burgers and tofu sausages. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/b...
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In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
From narcotic to nectar: How a psychoactive Kenyan plant is fueling a booming market | Business Insider Africa
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From narcotic to nectar: How a psychoactive Kenyan plant is fueling a booming market
Khat, a plant indigenous to Kenya, with psychoactive properties, has become somewhat of a goldmine, given the grey area in its untapped fiscal potential
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Foodie’ Now? | Eater
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Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie
How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The Legacy of Black Oyster Farmers - Offrange
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The Legacy of Black Oyster Farmers - Offrange
Steeped in a rich history, Black oystermen and women across U.S. coastal regions have been disappearing for decades — a revival may be underway.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Getting the seal of approval from the awesome Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett for our new book “The Pierogi Problem” is one of the highlights of my academic career
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Peaceful Warrior @silverfox9.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/09/trum...
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Trump, aided by RFK Jr., is dismantling the U.S. food safety network
-- OPINION -- Donald Trump and his acolyte, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vowed to “Make America Healthy Again.” They lied. RFK Jr. fired every single member of
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The Trump administration is canceling an annual government effort to gather data on how many Americans struggle to get enough food www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Indonesian protests draw regional solidarity with food orders for delivery drivers | Reuters
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
“Some of the world’s biggest food companies are confronting a strange reality in Washington: They’re no longer getting their way.”
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Publicly, this industry has been mostly quiet about MAHA. Privately, they’re panicking.
Major food companies are struggling to maintain decades-old alliances as the Make America Healthy Again movement tightens its grip on the GOP.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Join me and Barbara Kirshemblatt-Gimblett for a conversation about Polish culinary traditions and their recent evolution to celebrate the launch of the the book The Pierogi Problem. The event is organized by NYU Nutrition and Food Studies in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
“For many Japanese people, convenience stores are a lifeline.”
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Why 7-Eleven and Other Convenience Stores in Japan Are So Special
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life, and 7-Eleven is the country’s dominant chain. They are a place to shop, pay bills and gather during disasters.
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
The French documentary “The Burger: An American Superpower” just debuted on France 5. We shot the interview in the NYU library #firsttimeonFrenchTV
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Fabio Parasecoli @fparasecoli.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Join me on September 4 at 4 PM EST for an online conversation on Gastronativism and contemporary politics at Penn State. The event is FREE and open. To log in, use the link buff.ly/nIhZo88
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