The Gastronaut
a publication from Boston University's Gastronomy Student Association
Volume 1, Issue 1: Cheers to 30 Years
The Gastronomy Student Association at Boston University is pleased to present its first issue of The Gastronaut. Our goal is to celebrate the work this program has allowed us to do and the people we've
met and experiences we've had in the process. As the program and our careers continue to grow, we look forward to the opportunity to use our voices to create change for the better in the food world and beyond.
by Rebecca Alssid
Boston University's involvement in creating a concentration in Gastronomy developed because of several factors....
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by Hannah Spiegelman
Since the Gastronomy program is celebrating 30 years, I will focus on this first flavor from my thesis and its sparkling corresponding story....
by Jay DiBiasio
Dad snacks are foods composed and eaten by dads. They are often improvised in the moment, but these improvisations can also turn into elaborate, even ceremonial meals that are unique, fun, and nostalgic....
by Chef Amber Sampson
Growing under scorching hot sun and dry treacherous conditions, the Southwest Desert is home to many unique and specifically adapted species....
by Megan Elias
The smell of roasting pork convinced me. I was visiting the Gastronomy program to interview for the role of Director in the winter of 2016....
by Dana Ferrante
After my Nonno passed away in 2018, my dad took on the mentally and physically insurmountable task of cleaning out the house he grew up in....
by Danielle Jacques
On a sunny Saturday in late autumn, I found myself bouncing along a winding path in the back of a lifted Jeep with no seat belts, just outside the southern Bulgarian village of Mogilitsa....
by Marcia Ramos
The house smells like a recently open bakery at 7 a.m. The kitchen is too small to confine the scent that boldly bursts through the open door into the living room, making its way through the hallway and into all four rooms....
by Elizabeth Weiler, Ariella Amshalem, and Ariana Gunderson