Ali Clarke 
I was very sorry to read today that Prof Helen Leach has died. She was a stalwart of the Otago anthropology programme and did really interesting work on the history of food, from ancient to modern times. One of her great projects was to use community cookbooks to trace the evolution of recipes - such fascinating material!
I had the privilege of meeting Helen a few times when I worked at the Hocken, and interviewed her for the history of the university project. She was an intelligent and interesting person and so passionate about her subject.
RIP Helen.
🇳🇿 Shayne Parkinson