Ken Albala


Ken Albala is an American food historian, chef, author, and a professor of history at University of the [Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]. He has authored or edited 29 books on food and co-authored "The Lost Art of Real Cooking" and "The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home."
Albala co-edited the journal "Food, Culture and Society" and has made numerous appearances in various forms of media, and at conferences discussing food issues. He is featured on the DVDs: "Food: A Cultural Culinary History" and "Cooking Across the Ages." Albala is also known for his "Food Cultures Around the World" series for Greenwood Press and Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy.

Awards

The Distinguished Faculty Award from the University of the Pacific in 2023 and the Tully Knoles Endowed Professorship in 2022.