Abstract
abstractRoland Barthes explained that “food serves as a sign not only for themes, but also for situations; and this, all told, means a way of life that is emphasized, much more than expressed, by it” (1982:171-172). Food has both social and cultural functions, conveying various and nuanced possibilities for readings of texts. This perspective piece builds on the foodways concept to briefly address eating, including what we consume, how we acquire it, who prepares it, and who is at the table in relation to two cookbooks where men feature as key actors in relation to recipes, culinary skills and cooking practice. The argument centres on a preliminary set of perspectives about the texts, aligned to the broader gender questions that the texts open up in relation to constructs of masculinity, cooking, and gender politics.
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