Fabio Parasecoli is Professor of Food Studies in the Nutrition and Food Studies Department at New York University, researching the cultural politics of food in the fields of intangible heritage, media, and design. His recent books include: Knowing Where It Comes From: Labeling Traditional Foods to Compete in a Global Market (2017); Food (2019); Global Brooklyn: Designing Food Experiences in World Cities (2021, co-edited with Mateusz Halawa); and Gastronativism: Food, Identity, Politics (2022). On this episode, Fabio joins host Mitchell Davis and discusses the ideological use of food as a political tool, unpacking the meaning of “Food Design”, and teaching students to think differently versus teaching them to do different things. Follow Fabio on Facebook and LinkedIn under Fabio Parasecoli, and on Instagram and Twitter @fparasecoli. For more on Fabio, visit: https://fabioparasecoli.com/