Andrew F. Smith

Andrew F. Smith is the president of the American Forum for Global Education.

"Andrew Smith is a writer and lecturer on food and culinary history. He serves as the general editor for the University of Illinois Press’s Food Series, and is the Chair of The Culinary Trust, the philanthropic partner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). He also teaches Culinary History at the New School in Manhattan. "He is the Editor-in-chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, and the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. He is author or editor of 14 other books, including The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture and Cookery, published by the University of South Carolina Press and the paperback edition by the University of Illinois Press; Pure Ketchup: The History of America’s National Condiment and Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America, both published by the University of South Carolina Press and the paperback editions published by Smithsonian Institution Press; Livingston and the Tomato published by Ohio State University Press and Centennial Buckeye Cook Book published by Ohio State University Press; Souper Tomatoes: The Story of America’s Favorite Food published by Rutgers University Press; Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea and The Turkey: An American Story, published by the University of Illinois Press; The Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food, published by Greenwood Press; and Real American Food, co-authored by Burt Wolf and published by Rizzoli...

"He has served on the Executive Council of the American Society for Journalists."


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