The students chat a bit as they take their seats and prepare to learn, just as usual. But instead of pencils and notebooks, they grab forks and plates.
American Studies 375 – better known as “Carolina Cooks, Carolina Eats” at UNC-Chapel Hill – isn’t your normal class. Here, ‘course’ also means appetizers, entrees and dessert.
“Food is a really critical area of study today,” said Marcie Cohen Ferris, professor of American Studies and one of the course’s instructors. “It’s been growing in its importance for years. We have to pay attention to how we’re feeding ourselves.” Read more.
