David Beriss What does it mean to be a restaurant critic for fifty years? I recently attended a dinner in … More
Tag: New Orleans
“What are people claiming when they say that a food is local?” An Interview With David Beriss
David Sutton In this fifth installment of interviews with anthropologists about their work on food I talk with longtime friend … More
Food Justice and Cultural Appropriation: How do Place and Nostalgia Fit?
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of postings by students in a graduate seminar on food justice at … More
“Food Deserts” and the Geography of Hunger
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of postings by students in a graduate seminar on food justice at … 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
Flat Tuesday
David Beriss Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, and it is usually the occasion for the big blow out celebration … More
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, January 9, 2020
David Beriss After a long hiatus, FoodAnthropology returns with a brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our … More
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
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
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