Mexicans in Chicago

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 8:02 p.m.

b'This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica. This episode offers new understandings of the food desert. In\\xa0\\xa0the case of Mexican Chicago, the imageries of food\\xa0desert is inadequate. Drawing on unique ethnographic work\\xa0\\u2014 interviews with ordinary Chicago residents of Mexican origin\\xa0\\u2014 \\xa0residents highlight access\\xa0stores that cater to a wide variety of eaters.\\xa0Guest host and Gastronomica editorial collective member Dan Bender discusses with Coline Ferrant new ways of studying food access and acquisition among Mexican first- and second-generation immigrants in Chicago. For 30% off a single-print issue, use promo code GASTROAUG2020 at checkout.'