“Meals are extremely significant moments in forming a family’s values.”

(1) A carefully staged ritual that nurtures “an overall, physical, psychological and social well-being.” Definition given by the WHO (World Health Organization).

(2) J.J. Boutaud, Professor at the University of Burgundy (France). He has mainly written about communication applied to taste and the art of eating, sensory issues and the link between semiotics and communication. For further information, see biographical note.

(3) C. Fischler, Member of the Scientific Committee of the Ocha, sociology-oriented Research Director at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and co-manager of the CETSAH (Center for Interdisciplinary Studies – Sociology, Anthropology, History – a research team from the EHESS (School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences) working in collaboration with the

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