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

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

David Beriss University of New Orleans I recently asked my food and culture students to write short essays about foods … More

David Beriss University of New Orleans When Angelo Brocato’s gelato and pastry shop reopened in September, 2006, it seemed like … More

David Beriss University of New Orleans It would be hard to not notice that the tenth anniversary of hurricane Katrina … More