Domestic foodscapes - the physical and social environments in which we prepare and eat food in the home, along with the material and visual culture associated with these activities - both reflect and shape individuals' eating styles and their dispositions towards food. These surroundings play a key role in the socialization processes by which individuals often develop lifelong preferences, habits, and life skills related to purchasing, preparing and consuming foods. Given our busy and changing lifestyles and the growing encroachment of prepared foods in the domestic foodscapes, eating is often a "mindless," highly functional and convenience-driven act. How might domestic foodscapes be studied and reconfigured to help us move towards becoming more mindful and appreciative of our foods' origins, social and cultural implications, and, indeed, hedonic benefits? This invitation-only workshop brings together leading experts from a wide variety of disciplines, such as history, design, management, nutrition and anthropology, who will examine the changing nature and future of domestic foodscapes.
