Andrew F. Smithteaches in the Food Studies Department at the New School. He is the author or editor of twenty-eight books, including the award-winning Oxford Encyclopedia on Food and Drink in America (OUP, 2013), Sugar: A Global History (Reaktion, 2015), Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City (OUP, 2015), and Fast Food: The Good, Bad and Hungry (Reaktion, 2016). He is currently writing a three-volume reference work on food controversies related to the environment, health and the economy. He serves as the editor for the “Edible Series” and the “Food Controversies Series” at Reaktion Books in the United Kingdom. He has written more than five hundred articles in academic journals, popular magazines and newspapers. He has delivered more than fifteen hundred presentations on various educational, historical, culinary, and international topics, and has organized more than 80 national and international conferences. His media appearances include interviews for National Public Radio, the History Channel, and the Food Network. He has been a historical consultant to several television series, including “What We Eat” and “History Detectives” on PBS; “Heavyweights” on the Food Network; “American Eats” on The History Channel; “How Stuff is Made” on Discovery; “Love/Lust Holiday Feasts,” on the Sundance Channel; and the 6-part mini-series, “Eat: The Story of Food,” broadcast on the National Geographic Network.