Breaking Bread with Food Prof Fred Opie

Excerpt of two 1997 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) presentations on migration to the Caribbean Basin by Professor George Priestly of SUNY Queens College and Babson College Professor Fred Opie. The story of black migration to Panama and Guatemala is of interest because a substantial number of the migrant black laborers found there opportunities for economic advancement. Black proletarians, subsistence farmers, and businessmen who stayed on in Panama and Guatemala made an indelible mark on the culture where they settled, particularly in the Caribbean region, where English became the lingua franca, jazz and reggae became popular forms of musical expression, and jerk chicken and meat patties became part of the local cuisine. George Priestly Stories: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=George+Priestly Tamales Stories With Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Tamales Caribbean Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Caribbean+Foodways Black Labor in Caribbean Guatemala: http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=OPIEX001

Most members of my mom’s side of the family—no matter their age would agree that hands down Cousin Katie was perhaps one of the best cooks in the family. But she also had a reputation for cooking road kill like raccoons and rabbits. Listen to this informative an interview I did with this North Carolina native about 2005. The sound quality isn’t great but it’s worth listening. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Katie Green Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Cousin+Katie Windsor North Carolina Food Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Windsor Syracuse University Food Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Syracuse+University Eating While Poor Series with Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Eating+While+Poor

In the 1990s Fred Opie traveled to Guatemala where he conducted dissertation research for almost a year. What follows is an excerpt of a lecture he gave based on that research and the resulting book Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala. It is a study of transnational labor radicalism at the turn of the twentieth century focusing on the workers of the United Fruit Company of Boston and the International Railroad of Central America in the Caribbean Basin who employed them. Related Links Guatemala Stories with Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Guatemala Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882-1923 http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=OPIEX001

Even before the Great Depression, the majority of Harlem’s residents lived on the margins. Landlords and food merchants charged high prices for inferior living spaces and food than available in other parts of the city. In short, tough times in Harlem only got tougher for African Americans during the Depression. Father Divine (aka the Reverend General Jealous Divine and aka George Baker) operated inexpensive integrated feast in Harlem during the Great depression. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Great Depression Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Great+Depression Harlem Food Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Harlem Zora Neale Hurston Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Zora+Neale+Hurston Fred Opie's New Books Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City from Protest to Public Office: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/upsetting-the-apple-cart/9780231149402 Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/Zora-Neale-Hurston-on-Florida-Food/9781626198722

This podcast contains excerpts from the lecture which started the idea for the book Hog and Hominy (2008). Food Prof Fred Opie presents at a men's health and healing seminar at a church in Metropolitan Washington, DC. The talk to place in Feburary of 2000. Hog and Hominy: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-14638-8/hog-and-hominy Fred Opie's New Books      Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food:  https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/Zora-Neale-Hurston-on-Florida-Food/9781626198722      NYC Protest History: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/upsetting-the-apple-cart/978023114940

"The food we grew up eating was Jamaican food, but it also was Chinese," says Jennifer Ho, associate professor of English and comparative literature at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She explains how food plays a role in her Chinese-Jamaican identity. Segment Page: http://www.splendidtable.org/story/food-plays-a-crucial-role-in-how-i-identify-as-chinese-jamaican Jamaican Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Jamaica Asian Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Asian

Robert Ferguson is the host of Diet Free Life Radio. He's a certified nutritionist, speaker, best-selling author, fitness expert, and CEO of Diet Free Life who's been dubbed America's leading voice of wellness and weight loss. He ask historian Fred Opie to provide some eating recommendations based on what he knows about food history. The discussion includes historical look at kale and other greens, gardening, cross over foods such as rice, cassava, and plantains, and First Lady Michelle Obama’s healthy children and healthy food initiative project. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Collards and Kale Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Greens Rice and Beans and Peas and Rice Stories: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=rice+and+beans Full Interview, Robert Ferguson Interviews Fred Opie About Food and History [Listen Now 59 min 45 sec] http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dietfreelife/2014/02/11/interview-with-frederick-douglass-opie-about-food-and-history

Good Food Host Evan Klienman Extended Interview with Fred Opie, professor of history and foodways at Babson College. His latest book is Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures. The book investigates the regional food described in Hurston’s novels. First aired April 4, 2015 Like us onFacebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Florida Food Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Florida Zora Neale Hurston Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Zora+Neale+Hurston Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/Zora-Neale-Hurston-on-Florida-Food/9781626198722 Good Food on KCRW: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/good-food

Excerpts from the Q and A portion of Fred Opie 2015 NCECA keynote lecture titled Earthenware: A History of Table Traditions and Related Recipes Part 2 Q and A Related Links NCECA: http://nceca.net Mexican Foodways and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Mexico Guatemala Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Guatemala+ Inca Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Inca Native American Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Native+American+Foodways

Excerpts from a Fred Opie 2015 NCECA keynote lecture titled Earthenware: A History of Table Traditions and Related Recipes Part 1 Excerpts from the keynote address Related Links NCECA: http://nceca.net Mexican Foodways and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Mexico Guatemala Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Guatemala+ Inca Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Inca Native American Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Native+American+Foodways

In this podcast Fred Opie answers questions from Wellesley College students about his evolution as a writer, thinker, and teacher. His responses provide useful advice on writing and research, publishing, book marketing, book tours, teaching, and more.

In the wake of the recent disturbances in Baltimore, I returned to recordings I did there in 2010 with my cousin Charlie White. His family ran a corner grocery store in East Baltimore from the 1950s to the 1980s. From him we learn about Baltimore style barbecue, once thriving entertainment hubs, the drug scene, and more. Do you have a food story you want to share? Contact us at fopie@babson.edu or 781-239-5611 so others can hear it. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Baltimore Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Baltimore+Foodways  Fred Opie's New Books      Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City from Protest to Public Office: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/upsetting-the-apple-cart/9780231149402      Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/Zora-Neale-Hurston-on-Florida-Food/9781626198722

Host Fred Opie interviews San Francisco native Charles Ellis who reflects on his experience as a food vendor at the old Candlestick Park and Oakland Coliseum for Harry M. Stevens Inc. Ellis worked part-time as a food vendor from ninth-grade until his junior year in college. He provides an insiders history of stadium food concessions, traditions, and cultures, including descriptions of the hawkers, the industry, food, chefs, managers, and fans. Do you have a food related story you want to share? Contact us at fopie@babson.edu or 781-239-5611 so others can hear it.

Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Food and Religion Series with Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Food+and+Religion+ Easter Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=easter Genealogy of Easter Foods Series: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=The+Genealogy+of+Easter+Foods

Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Food and Religion Series with Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Food+and+Religion+ Brazilian Foodways and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Brazilian+Foodways+ Jewish Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Jewish

Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Brazilian Foodways and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Brazilian+Foodways+ Jewish Food History and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=Jewish Easter Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=easter Genealogy of Easter Foods Series: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=The+Genealogy+of+Easter+Foods

Pass the Peas: Food, Objects and the Making of Community is panel discussion that expands on themes explored in Fred Opie's 2015 NCECA keynote lecture. In part 3 Namita Gupta Wiggers the moderator invites questions and comments from the audience consisting of members of NCECA. Wiggers is an independent curator, writer, and Director of Critical Craft Forum. She is co-curating Across the Table, Across the Land with Michael Strand for NCECA. Panelist: Aruna D'Souza, Vipoo Srivilasa, Julia Galloway, and Fred Opie. NCECA http://nceca.net/ Namita Gupta Wiggers http://ncecaacrossthetable.com Aruna D’Souza http://kitchenflanerie.blogspot.com Vipoo Srivalasa http://vipoo.com/ Julia Galloway http://www.juliagalloway.com/ Fred Opie http://Fredopie.com

Part 2 Bowl Stories Pass the Peas: Food, Objects and the Making of Community is panel discussion that expands on themes explored in Fred Opie's 2015 NCECA keynote lecture. Namita Gupta Wiggers moderates a discussion around bowl stories and using food and ceramics to create more sharing communities. Wiggers is an independent curator, writer, and Director of Critical Craft Forum. She is co-curating Across the Table, Across the Land with Michael Strand for NCECA. Panelist: Aruna D'Souza, Vipoo Srivilasa,Julia Galloway, and Fred Opie NCECA http://nceca.net/ Namita Gupta Wiggers http://ncecaacrossthetable.com Aruna D’Souza http://kitchenflanerie.blogspot.com Vipoo Srivalasa http://vipoo.com/ Julia Galloway http://www.juliagalloway.com/ Fred Opie http://Fredopie.com

Part 1 Introduction Pass the Peas: Food, Objects and the Making of Community is panel discussion that expands on themes explored in Fred Opie's 2015 NCECA keynote lecture. Introductory comments by NCECA President Paul Sacaridiz, Professor and Chair of the Art Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison Namita Gupta Wiggers moderate a discussion around the questions: what is or could be the place of ceramics in the relationship between food and culture? Wiggers is an independent curator, writer, and Director of Critical Craft Forum. She is co-curating Across the Table, Across the Land with Michael Strand for NCECA. Panelist: Aruna D'Souza works on art history and the relationship between food and South Asian culture. Vipoo Srivilasa relocated from Thailand to Australia where he works on ceramics and mixed mediums and uses ceramic tableware and meals to create community. Julia Galloway is a Montana based ceramics artist and educator. For her ceramics is an art form rooted in life long study, skill building, research, community service, and self-expression. Fred Opie is a professor of history and foodways. Opie’s NCECA keynote focused on the history of ceramic artists and food in the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Empires. NCECA http://nceca.net/ Namita Gupta Wiggers http://ncecaacrossthetable.com Aruna D’Souza http://kitchenflanerie.blogspot.com Vipoo Srivalasa http://vipoo.com/ Julia Galloway http://www.juliagalloway.com/ Fred Opie http://Fredopie.com

Nourishing the Soul Through Food and Music: Excerpts from A panel discussion on food and music history with Dr. Leonard Brown, Dr. Jessica Harris, and Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie held at Suffolk Law School in Boston in February 6, 2015 Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassOpie?ref=hl and Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Fred Opie's New Books Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/Zora-Neale-Hurston-on-Florida-Food/9781626198722 NYC Protest History: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/upsetting-the-apple-cart/9780231149402 Molasses Stories and Recipes: http://www.foodasalens.com/search?q=molasses+recipes