David Beriss Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, and it is usually the occasion for the big blow out celebration … More
Category: New Orleans
Going for the Gumbo
David Beriss This year marks the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a massive two weekend … More
Thesis Review and Interview: Tacos, Gumbo, and Work
Photograph: Fernando Lopez Please note: As Associate Editor, I am soliciting reviews of recent dissertations in the Anthropology of Food. So … More
Recovery Workers, Latinx Foodways, and Small-Business Development in New Orleans
Blog Editor’s note: This is the first installment in FoodAnthropology’s new series on Latinx foodways in North America. We welcome … More
Fear, Fire, and Solidarity in New Orleans
David Beriss Someone tried to burn down the Flaming Torch restaurant last week. The restaurant, located in my neighborhood in … More
How To Make A Place
David Beriss I have been thinking a lot lately about the role of food in turning a place into a … More
Slow Fish
David Beriss University of New Orleans After the festivities of Carnival, we have Lent. Here in New Orleans, even if … More
King Cake!
David Beriss University of New Orleans I ate three pieces of cake on Wednesday. All in the name of research, … More
Fundraiser Jambalaya
David Beriss University of New Orleans I recently asked my food and culture students to write short essays about foods … More
Street, Neighborhood, City in the New New Orleans
David Beriss University of New Orleans When Angelo Brocato’s gelato and pastry shop reopened in September, 2006, it seemed like … More
