We are a media production and research group with a focus on the cultural and social issues surrounding food and cooking in people's lives.

Our three main interests are:

• The history of the role of media on the evolution of cuisines
  
  
• How our new media practices relate to food production, cooking and eating
  

• Trends in contemporary cooking with a focus on Latin American and TexMex. 
  We define TexMex as the cuisine that has evolved over centuries in the region immediately North and South of the Texas and Mexican  Rio Grande river.  The cuisine is deeply rooted in Texas and Mexican Indian history and its development predates both Texas and Mexico.
  

We explore these issues through media productions, research and symposia:

• The history of authentic TexMex cuisine dating back to the original Texas Indians,
• Fine dining and sustainable food production,
• Emerging digital media practices and their role in eating and cooking habits
• The role of chefs in social and political discourse
• Cultural identity and methods of cooking
• Entertainment and food
  
• Centralized, corporate food production,
• Best practices and fair wages in food production and transportation,
• Food as Art.