The Biological Shadow: Behind The Plate Every morning I wake up, look at my stomach, and hope Winston Churchill is rotting in his grave. While that might sound like a reach, […]

Manufactured Convenience: How the TV Dinner Changed the Way We Eat1955 Swanson TV Dinner Commercial In the mid-1950s, the Swanson TV Dinner was marketed not just as a meal, but as a revolutionary […]

Subway Stop: 161st Street – Yankee Stadium | 4, B, D trains Foodscape Map Foodscape Description: The foodscape within a 10-minute radius of the 161st Street – Yankee Stadium station is dense a […]

Retail Site: Hanini Gourmet Deli Address: 24 E 167th St, Bronx, NY 10452I chose this deli because it sits directly beneath the 167th Street station, acting as a bridge […]

More Than Just Drinks: Performance and Power in NYC NightlifeNYC bottle service is marketed as a high-end party, but it’s actually an intense form of work where waitresses are paid to sell a ” […]

The Invisible Cook: How Bangladeshi Labor Built the "Indian" Restaurant EmpireThis video highlights how the public sphere of cooking often relies on the complete erasure of the “invisible” culinary worker, as […]

Party of 1: The Radical Act of Eating Alone Choosing to eat out alone as a woman is a subtle but meaningful act of resistance to the gendered norms that shape restaurant spaces. […]

“Labor of Love” at Home: How Warmth, Hospitality, and Culture Mask ExploitationThis video illustrates the concept of reproductive labor by showing how essential food work, especially when carried out by women of […]

Sandy Ground: The Forgotten Black Oystermen Sandy Ground represents a critical historical era in the New York City food system where Black communities leveraged the oyster industry […]