Culinary Historians | Nourishing Networks: A Street Food History of New Orleans
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At Downtown Library, 343 S Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Historian and curator Ashley Rose Young brings the vibrant, surprising story of the Crescent City’s food culture in a lively talk based on her new book, Nourishing Networks: The Public Culture of Food in New Orleans. For centuries, New Orleans has been nourished not just by recipes, but by an intricate web of food vendors and their customers—who together shaped what people ate, how they ate, and ultimately co-created the city’s unique Creole cuisine. From the rhythmic chop of butchers’ cleavers in public markets to the cries of roaming food sellers at dawn, Dr. Young reveals how everyday food exchange became a powerful engine of culture, conflict, and community. Her talk uncovers the hidden negotiations over race, gender, labor, and power that unfolded through food in public spaces—and how ordinary people helped shape the city’s food economy and culture with every purchase.
Downtown Library: 4th Floor Program Room
Adult / Teen
Historian and curator Ashley Rose Young brings the vibrant, surprising story of the Crescent City’s food culture in a lively talk based on her new book, Nourishing Networks: The Public Culture of Food in New Orleans.