Welcome to The Fork Front
We bring the past to life through food. The Fork Front offers customized services and professional food history solutions to educational institutions, private corporations, non-profit organizations, and individuals. We provide high-quality consulting, researching, writing, speaking, editing and educational assistance and support, which cover all time periods and geographical areas of knowledge pertaining to food history from farm to table. Check out our Services section to learn more.
On The Fork Front, you can also delve into the exciting world of food history in many and varied ways from reading the latest Fork Flashes blog to listening to our latest podcast, The Hungry Historians. You can also get the latest news and events from The Fork Front by signing up to receive our e-newsletter in your inbox.
Want to know more about food history and the services that we offer? Get in touch by filling out our contact form. We look forward to hearing from you!
Coming Soon- Food History Courses!
We are expanding our offerings! This autumn, The Fork Front will be begin offering courses about food history. Topics covered will enable you to explore reading, researching and writing food history in all shapes and sizes. Classes will be offered online and in-person in Washington, DC.
Check back in August for details about upcoming classes. Stay in the food loop by signing up for our e-newsletter to get the latest news and events on The Fork Front.
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SPAM in Hawaii
Hawaii is, for many reasons, one of the most interesting places to visit in the United States. Its location as well as its history, culture and heritage set it apart from the mainland and make it a truly wonderful place to explore. In addition to the welcoming spirit of the people, fabulous landscape and excellent…
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Pumpkin Spice
Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice season is upon us in the United States. But it has been loved (or hated) longer than many realize. Indeed, Starbucks, which trots out its Pumpkin Spice Latte earlier each year, did not invent or even spread pumpkin spice throughout the U.S. and beyond. Rather, pumpkin spice, and…
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Personal Points, Lend-Lease, and SPAM
The advent of World War II required a whole-of-society approach dedicated to the war effort, which had not before been witnessed in human history. In order to supply the military, home fronts around the globe needed to save, scrimp and sacrifice to fulfill the demands of the war machine. This was particularly true when it…
Weekly Rations
Videos exploring the varied realm of wartime food and consumption practices.
Weekly Rations – Homemade Sausage Patties
The Hungry Historians Podcast
The Hungry Historians is a bi-weekly podcast by and for food historians and anyone interested in the history of food.
Join co-hosts Kelly Spring (The Fork Front) and Matt Phillpott (Honeybee Histories) as they explore food history from antiquity until today across the globe.
*The podcast is sponsored by Bloomsbury Food Library.
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