Podcasts Culture Meant To Be Eaten Krishnendu Ray on street foodmobility and diversity out in the open

Krishnendu Ray on street foodmobility and diversity out in the open

Published: March 8, 2020, 7 p.m.

"This episode of Meant to be Eaten was produced in collaboration with Gastronomica Journal. \n\nBob Valgenti, from Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies, is in for Coral Lee.\n\nA conversation with Krishnendu Ray. \n\nStreet Food\u2014emphasis on street, that \u201cdwelling place of the collective\u201d and site of liveliness. Sociologist Krishnendu Ray returns to the podcast to explore the vitality of street food, its vendors, and why cities should protect these spaces from the homogenizing gaze of the Global North. The Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU-Steinhardt, Dr. Ray recently delivered the Distinguished Lecture at the annual event co-sponsored by SOAS University of London and Gastronomica."