EMAIL: [email protected]

PHONE: 616-331-8006

OFFICE: 147 LMH (Allendale Campus)

OFFICE HOURS: TBD

BIOGRAPHY:

Evan Edwards recently completed his PhD in the philosophy program at DePaul University in Chicago, IL with a dissertation entitled Autotrophy of the Other: On Food and Hospitality. Evan''s research focuses on the intersection of philosophy, culinary and political theory, and agricultural history. He has taught since 2014 at a number of colleges in the midwest, including DePaul and Loyola Universities, Thoreau College, and Waubonsee Community College, teaching courses in philosophy, business, history, and environmental studies. In addition to teaching, Evan is a chef that has worked in kitchens for as long as he can remember, growing up in his parent''s restaurant in North Carolina and working at a number of restaurants in Grand Rapids. Most recently, he was the chef in residence at Frame Restaurant in Hazel Park, where he ran "FarmBar," a plant-forward concept highlighting local farms in the Detroit area.