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Can Restaurants Save New Orleans?
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum hosts a discussion on food culture and the future of the city

May 11, 2007 New Orleans, LA – The Southern Food and Beverage Museum will host a discussion to answer the question, “Can Restaurants Save New Orleans?  Dr. David Beriss will lead the conversation at Anatole, 600 St. Charles Avenue on May 29, 2007 beginning at 5:30 p.m.  Dr. Beriss is associate professor and chair of anthropology at the University of New Orleans.  All are encouraged to come with their own ideas and experiences to frame the future of New Orleans through the lens of our food and restaurant culture.

The informal talk will take place in the bar at Anatole Restaurant to encourage active participation by all.  Everyone has an opinion about this topic – we all eat – and this is the opportunity to participate in shaping the future of New Orleans on this topic.  A report on the discussion will be available on the website of the Museum. 

The Southern Food and Beverage Museum was founded in 2004 and is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in New Orleans and dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of the food, drink and related culture of the South. Its goal is to be a regional resource focusing on the history of Southern food and beverages. In October SoFAB announced plans to open its permanent home on the third floor of the K & B Building at 900  Camp Street. www.southernfood.org .

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