When I host people visiting New Orleans, a restaurant tour often ensues. There will be reservations and impromptu quick stops. Memories will be made, diets forgotten. But these tours don’t come about just to keep my visitors’ bellies full; they are a way to take part in one of the prime appeals of this city, our food and the culture that New Orleans people build around it. During Super Bowl week, New Orleans is hosting visitors on a different scale than normal, including vicarious visitors and certainly potential future visitors watching from afar. Amid all the restaurant lists and top celebrity guides, there are things I hope people will see about the food culture underlying this great food scene. 🔥New Orleans food is not just about dishes, but a cuisine 🔥New Orleans food gives a shared identity 🔥New Orleans food is a mosaic of common threads 🔥New Orleans is both culinary incubator and magnet for talent 🔥New Orleans food is evolving, but rooted Link in my bio has my column exploring this #wherenolaeats #igersneworleans #nolaeats #nola #louisiana #nolalife #louisiana #louisianatravel #nolatravel #visitneworleans