What Defines Food? – Billy deals with school bullies through his eating of worms.

Food and Friendship: Dragons are first presented as a predatory species threatening the livelihood of the Vikings of Berk. Yet food plays an

War and Ritual, Breakfast as a Community Builder, by Andrew Thornburg

Mind Over Taste Buds - The owner of a French restaurant comes to appreciate Indian cuisine when she opens herself to new tastes and culture.

Cuisine as a Bridge between Cultures - In the exchange of traditional foods and cooking expertise, precious relationships are forged.

Reap What You Sow, by Na'dayah Pugh

Food and Political Strategy During the 1930s – American food helps to connect FDR and King George IV during a weekend in 1939.

Connecting One to Home Through Food: Food carries with it memories. In the film "I am Love" food serves to preserve ties to one’s identity

The First Taste: Revealing Desire and Identity in I Am Love, by Lan Vy Phan

Communion and A Search for Friends – The success of Peter's search for a best man, is reflected in the success of having meals together.

Fast Food, Globalization, and the Decline of Human Intellect – After a 500 year cryogenic sleep, Joe finds himself in a 'fast food' dystopia

Food as Concealment and Intimacy, not Love – In bustling Hong Kong, two people come together because of their spouses' affair with the other