The Restaurants Book

David Beriss is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Orleans and author of Black Skins, French Voices: Caribbean Ethnicity and Activism in Urban France. David Sutton is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University. He is the author of Memories Cast in Stone: The Relevance of the Past in Everyday Life and Remembrance of Repasts: An Anthropology of Food and Memory. Both are published by Berg.

Amuse Bouche: Restaurants, Ideal Postmodern Institutions David Beriss, University of New Orleans and David Sutton, Southern Illinois University SMALL PLATES * Chapter One: Tight Spaces and Salsa-Stained Aprons: Bodies at Work in American Restaurants, Karla Erickson, Grinnell College * Chapter Two: Forming Family Identity in an American Chinese Restaurant, Michael Hernandez, Southern Illinois University * Chapter Three: Tasting Wisconsin: A Chef's Story, Amy Trubek, University of Vermont MAINS * Chapter Four: Side Dish Kitchens: Japanese American Delicatessens and the Culture of Nostalgia, Christine Yano, University of Hawaii * Chapter Five: Familiarity, Ambience and Intentionality: An Investigation into Casual Dining Restaurants in Central Illinois, Derek Pardue, Washington University * Chapter Six: Revolution is a Dinner Party: Cultural Revolution Restaurants in Contemporary China, Jennifer Hubbert, Lewis and Clark College * Chapter Seven: Ethnic Succession and the New American Restaurant Cuisine, Krishnendu Ray, New York University * Chapter Eight: From Khatchapuri to Gelfite Fish: Dining Out and Spectacle in Russian Jewish New York, Eve Jochnowitz, The New School University * Chapter Nine: Daughters, Duty and Deference in the Franco-Chinese Restaurant, Winnie Lem, Trent University * Chapter Ten: Authentic Creole: Tourism, Style and Calamity in New Orleans Restaurants, David Beriss, University of New Orleans * Chapter Eleven: Food, Family and Tradition in Northern Italy: The Rise and Fall of a Michelin-Starred Family Restaurant, Gerald Mars, University College London and London Metropolitan University DESSERT * Chapter Twelve: Tipping: An Anthropological Meditation, David Sutton, Southern Illinois University Digestif Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University