Melanie Haupt

Location: Austin, Texas

Education: University of Texas at Austin

Expertise: Food History, Food Culture

Melanie wrote her PhD dissertation on women's food writing.
In addition to her academic work, she is a freelance writer.
She is the author of the book Historic Austin Restaurants.

Experience

Melanie Haupt earned her PhD in English at the University of Texas at Austin; her dissertation focused on women's food writing, from professional blogs, to feminist vegetarian cookbooks, to novels with recipes. In addition to her academic work, she is a freelance writer focusing on food criticism, up-and-coming dining culture, and historic Texas foodways. She's the author of Historic Austin Restaurants: Capital Cuisine through the Generations (2013). She is particularly interested in the intersections of feminism and the food industry.

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