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Podcast: Gravy
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New Orleans Street Vendors, Then and Now
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:25:57
Publish Date: 2021-12-08 12:00:00
Description:

In "New Orleans Street Vendors, Old and New," Gravy explores the history of street food vendors in New Orleans, from Mr. Okra to the pralinière, or praline vendor. A conversation with urbanist Amy Stelly, who grew up in Tremé and remembers when street vendors populated her neighborhood, reveals that there is a fraught line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation. What is the legacy of street vendors today?
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