Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
ABOUT
Born in Venezuela to a Middle Eastern family and growing up in Miami, Antonio Tahhan draws inspiration from a variety of cultures.
Tony pursued degrees in Math, Economics, and Spanish Literature from Cornell University. As an elective course, he explored food anthropology and became fascinated by its stories, traditions, and taboos. In 2010, Tony was awarded a Fulbright Research grant to Syria, where he studied the midday meal in three contexts: at homes, in restaurants, and in the streets. From cooking to eating, food was a natural vehicle for cultural exchange and one that he continues to explore. From his current home in Baltimore, Tony documents recipes and stories from Aleppo and his many travels, bringing people together online and in person around the love of food.
During the COVID pandemic, Tony launched a web series called “Teta Thursdays,” a virtual conversation on food, culture, and identity. Every week, he interviewed food writers and researchers who specialize in the food culture of the Arab world. Tony is currently in the Master of Arts in Arab Studies program at Georgetown University.
Discipline
Anthropology
Sub Areas
Sexuality
Cinema/Film
Queer/LGBT Studies
Ethnography
Arab Studies
Arabic
Cultural Studies
Identity/Representation
Geographic Areas of Interest
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
The Levant
Specialties
Foodways
Aleppo
Syria
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
Spanish (advanced)
English (native)
Education
MA
| 2022
| Arab Studies
| Georgetown University
BA
| 2008
| Math
| Cornell University
BA
| 2008
| Economics
| Cornell University
BA
| 2008
| Spanish Literature
| Cornell University
Abstracts
Molokhia
