The Critic Retires: Fifty Years of Restaurant Writing

David Beriss What does it mean to be a restaurant critic for fifty years? I recently attended a dinner in … More

Rethinking Food Justice After Hurricane Ida

David Beriss Back toward the end of August, I posted some thoughts here about food justice. That post was meant … More

David Beriss Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, and it is usually the occasion for the big blow out celebration … More

David Beriss This year marks the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a massive two weekend … More

Photograph: Fernando Lopez Please note: As Associate Editor, I am soliciting reviews of recent dissertations in the Anthropology of Food. So … More

Blog Editor’s note: This is the first installment in FoodAnthropology’s new series on Latinx foodways in North America. We welcome … More

David Beriss Someone tried to burn down the Flaming Torch restaurant last week. The restaurant, located in my neighborhood in … More

David Beriss I have been thinking a lot lately about the role of food in turning a place into a … More

David Beriss University of New Orleans After the festivities of Carnival, we have Lent. Here in New Orleans, even if … More

David Beriss University of New Orleans I ate three pieces of cake on Wednesday. All in the name of research, … More