
The Cuisine of LIFE: Recipes and Stories of the New Food Entrepreneurs of Turkey
Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman contributed as an expert and editor to The Cuisine of LIFE, a unique collection of wisdom, stories, and culinary treasures from some of the leading minds in the food industry internationally and rising stars in Turkey. Learn more and purchase your copy here!
Big World Podcast
- The Politics of Food October 30, 2020
InkStick
- CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAMPERING OUR ABILITY TO COMBAT WORLD HUNGER October 16, 2020
CKBK
- What is Gastrodiplomacy? August 12, 2020
Les Dames DC
- The Future of Culinary Tourism panel discussion July 7, 2020

The Connected Table Podcast
- The LIFE Project: Turkish Food and Culture May 28, 2020
CrisisIbility Podcast
- CrisisIbility and the Need for Leadership July 14, 2020
- The Power of Food June 11, 2020
- Food Security March 19, 2020
Add Passion and Stir Podcast

The DCist
- An Introduction to Washington’s Conflict Cuisines January 27, 2015
- Conflict Cuisines: A History of Ethiopian Food In D.C.
March 18, 2015 - Conflict Cuisines: Celebrating Cuban Cuisine in D.C.
July 9, 2015 - Four Corners: Habesha Market and Carry-Out January 8, 2015
- Conflict Cuisines: Central American Cooking Is Thriving On 14th Street August 25, 2015
- Conflict Cuisines: Celebrating Cuban Cuisine in D.C. July 9, 2015
- Under The Tables: For A Different D.C. Experience, Take A Food Tour March 23, 2016
NPR:
- Gastrodiplomacy: Cooking Up A Tasty Lesson On War And Peace March 24, 2014
Stimson Center
- Noble Nobel: The World Food Program October 9, 2020
- Ensuring the Future of Food Security March 30, 2020
- Should Food Security be a National Security Issue? April 22, 2015
The Hill
- A New Beginning in US-Cuba Relations Still Depends on Congress August 23, 2015
- In the Face of the Refugee Crisis, It’s Time for a National Conversation About Identity November 25, 2015
The Washington Post
- Why Everyone Should Stop Calling Immigrant Food ‘Ethnic’ July 21, 2015
Eater
- What Are Conflict Cafes and Can They Actually Change the World? September 23, 2015
National Geographic
- How Syria’s Famous Aleppo Pepper Might Be Saved April 5, 2016
American University
The Globalist
- Food and Foreign Policy: A Diplomatic Cuisine: What can food teach us about global conflicts and creative diplomacy? March 2, 2014
- Exporting Japanese Food Culture: Japanese cuisine has become a UNESCO world cultural heritage. What role can that play in reviving the economy? December 12, 2013
Mashable
Lancaster Farming
- War Complicates Food Aid Delivery May 2, 2016
American Food Roots
- ‘Conflict cuisines’ are Basic to D.C.’s Restaurant Scene February 3, 2015
Public Diplomacy Magazine
Announcement – NYU event
Audio: The Kojo Nnamdi Show
- Exploring Conflict, Community and Identity In Cuisine December 9, 2015
- Community Food: Tradition and Change at the Communal Table August 13, 2014
- Announcement: The Stimson Center December 1, 2015
FOOD TANK: “Seven Questions with Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman, Creator of Conflict Cuisine”
- FoodTank April 13, 2016
- The Daily Meal April 13, 2016
Appearances:
- Gastrodiplomacia y Gastronomía Social June 18, 2020
- American Food 2.0 at Expo Milan 2015
- The Food Tank Summit at American University 2016: Imperial Valley News and Pr News Wire
- 2019 YEDI Conference presentation “War and Peace at the Dinner Table“