While the underlying purpose of the construction and consumption of food texts remain the same from analog to digital form, the authority of food culture and its complimentary narrative control has shifted as a result of the convergence of food texts and digital media affordances.
Video: Jon Rubin on Conflict Kitchen
Jon Rubin is co-creator of Conflict Kitchen, a restaurant that serves food from countries with which the U.S. is in conflict as a way to engage the public in discussions about politics, culture, and social relations.