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The article discusses the Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures at Dillard University, which will open in 2009. The institute, which is funded by money from the late singer Ray Charles, will oversee research, academic courses, public programs, and an annual lecture series, with a focus on African-food studies. Charles initially gave the school money to preserve the art of African- and African-American food-preparation techniques. It will be run by Jessica B. Harris, a tenured professor of English at Queens College of the City University of New York.

The article reflects on the rise of food studies as an academic discipline in the U.S., its relation to social justice, and the possible influence it has on disordered eating habits of college students. Topics include students' concern about the social justice of food habits, the author's experience discussing the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI) score and its use as a food marketing tool, as well as food movements that occupy college campuses.

The article discusses the development of a food physics course at Harvard University by postdoctoral fellows Otger Campàs and Amy C. Rowat. It describes efforts by Campàs to have chef Ferran Adrià speak at Harvard which resulted in the idea for the course by Adrià, professor Michael P. Brenner, and professor David A. Weitz. The rationale for designing the undergraduate course, the research background of Campàs and Rowat, and guest lectures from chefs such as José Andrés are explored. A chart which provides a description of the course "Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft-Matter Science" is also presented.

The article discusses the history and U.S. cultural perceptions of candy and explores why so many people believe it is bad for people to eat. Topics discussed include the relative lack of information on candy in the literature of food studies, the parallels between the study of candy and women's studies, and the various nutritional arguments made throughout history against candy.

Compares the study of food and sex. Inappropriateness of observing the sex lives of people; Treatment to food as a public matter; Use of food as a means of communication.