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Food and Think focuses on food and drink from a Smithsonian perspective. It’s not a recipe or restaurant review blog (except occasionally). Instead, we look through the lens of science, history, anthropology and other disciplines, asking quirky questions and being generally geeky about all things edible. (But fun, entertaining geeks, we hope…)

Meet the Authors

Amanda Bensen

Amanda Bensen is based in Washington, DC, where she is an assistant editor at Smithsonian magazine. She’s especially interested in wine, food history and sustainability issues.

Lisa Bramen

Lisa Bramen is based in upstate New York, where she is an associate editor at Adirondack Life magazine. Her interests are wide-ranging, with a particular focus on the ways food influences culture, and vice-versa.

Previous Authors

Hugh Powell is a freelance writer who has blogged about science topics for Smithsonian.com. His focus was science-related stories.

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