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Tasty Trips: Pennsylvania’s Culinary Trails with CRAFT at Chatham
The Pennsylvania Happy Traveler travel guide’s feature story showcases delicious self-guided culinary trails full of local products and expert craftsmanship. CRAFT employees and Master of Food Studies students Archish Kashikar MAFS ‘21 and Toni C. Simpson MAFS ‘21 lead the way in developing recipes for the trails, gaining valuable work experience and knowledge of local foods along the way.
CRAFT Launches New Conversation Series
A student-run initiative, The Food Lover’s Elective, is the first segment of a new conversation series featuring keynote speakers focused on food beyond the dinner table. Join Masters of Food Studies students, Ani Steele, and Frankie Williams as they talk about this exciting series!
Re-centering Black Women in Food with Quayla Allen ‘12, MAFS ‘22
Master of Food Studies student Quayla Allen is both an undergraduate alumna of Chatham,and an incoming graduate student and recipient of the Edna Lewis Foundation Scholarship. Her work centers on uplifting Black women and addressing issues of equity within the food and beverage world.
Virtual Hospitality with Drew Cranisky, MAFS ‘14
MAFS alum and Pittsburgh bartender, Drew Cranisky is helping alumni hone their at-home bartending skills this Saturday as part of our Virtual Reunion Weekend. We caught up with Drew to learn more about his experience of the restaurant industry during the pandemic and some of the virtual silver linings he has found.
Cocktail Collaboration: Chatham & Wigle Whiskey
Master of Arts in Food Studies students at Chatham University take a class called "New Product Development" where they apply the methodologies and practices of product development to create something tangible… and tasty. In this video, you'll see how MAFS students helped develop Afterglow, a ginger-infused whiskey distributed by local Pittsburgh distillery Wigle Whiskey.
Coffee Talk: La Prima Coffee and ChathamU
Through our partnership with La Prima Espresso Company, Chatham’s Master of Food Studies students get first-hand insight into the way a local company sources, sells, and markets its product.
Student Profile: Rachel Waugh, MAFS '19
Eden Hall Campus has a history that we at Chatham celebrate: Sebastian Mueller, an immigrant from Germany, bought Eden Hall Farm and used it (in part) as a retreat for women employees. But that’s not the whole story.
Building Community Spirit, Loaf by Loaf
While breaking bread, Shauna is also breaking the mold. What comes out of the community oven in Braddock is extraordinary. But what comes out of her community spirit is changing people’s lives.