Culinary Mind: Center for the Philosophy of Food and the Gastronomica Editorial Collective are inviting submissions for the second Culinary Mind/Gastronomica Lecture in the Philosophy of Food.  

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​Conceived to encourage the flourishing of scholarship at the intersection of philosophy and food studies, the lecture is scheduled to be given in March 2027 to an international, virtual audience, with the option to record it and post it to Culinary Mind’s website. 

Submissions for the lecture will first be evaluated anonymously by a panel composed of Culinary Mind and Gastronomica members. Final selections will be de-anonymized and will take into account the cover letter as well to ensure finalists meet the early career scholar criteria. 

​The selected scholar, as well as the finalists, will be invited to develop their lecture into an essay for consideration for publication at Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies. Submissions must be sent to the journal by April 30, 2027.

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REQUIREMENTS
Submissions should be from early career scholars (< 10 years from PhD) and can address any topic in the philosophy of food. Exceptions regarding what counts as early career can be considered on a case-by-case basis (e.g., in reference to career breaks due to parental leave, disability, illness, etc.).

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GUIDELINES

• Deadline for submission: December 1, 2026;

• 150-250 word cover letter that includes brief academic biography, years from PhD, and statement of research interests;

• An abstract of 500-600 words on any topic in the philosophy of food, to be developed into a 40-45 minute lecture; 

• The abstract should be anonymized for review with a clear/descriptive title, word count, and 4-6 keywords; references in Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition: in-text citations (Author, date); double-spaced, Notes/References Cited at the end of the text; American spelling; italics (not underlining) for emphasis;

• All files must be Word documents (.docx or .doc);

• Send submissions to: <andrea.borghini@unimi.it>; insert as the subject of your email: “SUBMISSION: Culinary Mind/Gastronomica Lecture in Philosophy of Food.” Please note that Professor Borghini will serve solely as Managing Editor and will not be part of the evaluation committee. To ensure impartiality, the entire review process will remain anonymized.

 

For more information about Gastronomica, visit https://gastronomica.org.

 

You may also be interested in last year's winner talk: https://www.culinarymind.org/gastronomica-lecture-emma-hardy