Contributors

Liz Williams founded the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and authored several books about food and culture, especially New Orleans food culture.  Her podcast, Tip of the Tongue, about food, drink and culture, appears weekly. She is a graduate of LSU Law Center and has practiced law in Washington, DC and Louisiana. She has served as judge in many cooking competitions and consulted internationally on the food of New Orleans. Travel is an excuse to eat in new places.

Christopher Louis Romaguera is a Cuban-American writer who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born in Hialeah, Florida and graduated from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans. Romaguera has been published in Passages North, Catapult, Islandia Journal, Louisiana Literature, Latino Book Review and other publications. He is a monthly columnist at The Ploughshares Blog and is the Poetry Editor at Peauxdunque Review. Romaguera was an editorial intern at Electric Literature. He is a VONA alum. Romaguera is a 2023 Periplus Fellow.

Eugenia Uhl is a photographer and a native New Orleanian. Her photographs have been featured in New Orleans Magazine, New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, Southern Accents, Metropolitan Home, GQ Magazine, Essence, Travel & Leisure and Vegetarian Times. Her clients include Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, International House Hotel, Volunteers of America, Galatoire’s and Tulane University. She has completed multiple cookbooks, including Commander’s Kitchen for Commander’s Palace and New Orleans Home Cooking by Dale Curry, Pelican Publishing.

What Are You Reading?

Liz Williams
“The President’s Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy” by Alex Prud’homme. It’s all about food, food policy and food personality of various presidents in the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden.

Eugenia Uhl
“Growing Up Getty” by James Reginato. An old friend told me he was the private chef for J. Paul Getty, III­—my friend’s career path inspired me to learn more about the Gettys and get the real story.

Christopher Louis Romaguera
“The Fetishist” by Katherine Min. I am loving this book that intertwines the stories of three characters. Equal parts funny and emotionally resonant, Min’s novel doesn’t let you put it down.