Do you feel like food is your lens for understanding the world? Are you curious about food systems and it’s relationship to design? When do we see food as a subject or material in art? What is “molecular gastronomy?”

In this class, we’ll discuss the portrayal of food communicated through contemporary culture including design, the internet and restaurants. From Modernist Cuisine to urban foraging, this class is a launchpad for what should be a vibrant discussion of hyperrealities of food in media.