Food media senses : interdisciplinary approaches Food is more than just nutrition. Its preparation presentation and consumption is a multifold communicative practice which includes the meals design and its whole field of experience. How is food represented in cookbooks product packaging or in paintings How is dining semantically charged How is the sensuality of eating treated in different cultural contexts In order to acknowledge the material and media related aspects of eating as a cultural praxis experts from media studies art history literary studies philosophy experimental psychology anthropology food studies cultural studies and design studies share their specific approaches