Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco is a Cultural Anthropologist with food and economic anthropology expertise. Serving as an associate professor at the Catholic Univesity of the Sacred Heart and a fellow at Durham University's Department of Anthropology, he also coordinates professional networks related to economic and food anthropology for the European Association of Social Anthropology. His research primarily explores local development and the role of food and gastronomy's impact on economic and socio-economic progress. His notable publications include "Food Festivals and Local Development in Italy" (2020, Palgrave) and "Il Cibo del Futuro" (2021, Carocci).
