Media & Writing
Conversations, essays, and stories about food history, public history, and Nourishing Networks.
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The Splendid Table
A conversation about Nourishing Networks and the street vendors of New Orleans.
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Bon Appétit: “How Food Becomes American”
My essay on the movement of people, ingredients, and ideas that shapes American food.
Read the essay →Illustration: Tina Tona / Bon Appétit
Library of Congress: “Sugar and Spice and Everything…Not So Nice”
My essay on American Cookery and the history behind America’s first published cookbook.
Read the essay →American Cookery, 1796 · Library of CongressSelected audio and video
Gravy: “New Orleans Street Vendors: Then and Now”
On street vendors, history, and the lives behind a city’s food culture.
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Smithsonian Sidedoor: “America’s Unknown Celebrity Chef”
A story I helped produce about chef Lena Richard.
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Politics & Prose: Nourishing Networks book talk
Corby Kummer moderates a conversation about Nourishing Networks and the food history of New Orleans.
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New Books Network: Nourishing Networks interview
A conversation with Miranda Melcher about the book and New Orleans food history.
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Library of Congress: America’s first cookbook
A close look at American Cookery, published in 1796.
Watch on Instagram →Selected press
The New York Times: “Overlooked No More”
My research on Lena Richard appears in this obituary.
Read the feature →Eater: How I Got My Job
On researching American food history at the Smithsonian.
Read the feature →Let’s start a conversation
I’m available for interviews and programs on American food history, New Orleans, street vending, rare books, and public history.
