HPRM 4000 - Culinary Tourism

Credit Hours: (3)

Description: Theory and principals of food tourism, experiential food travels, and leisure food related activities. The course will focus on food as heritage through an analysis of culinary tourism, food in urban settings, the culture of restaurants, celebrity chefs and the influences of social media/television. This class will examine the role that food plays in shaping: destinations and personal identities, ethnic affiliations in a global world, and the revitalization of local and global communities. Through readings assignments and local travels students will explore how “food traditions” and “local food” are maintained and transformed over time and space, creating a culinary identity.