Category: New York

Graphic shows a farm, a factory, an American flag, and the words "America Works" and "LOC Podcasts."

Now Available: The Sixth Season of the America Works Podcast — featuring food!

August 29, 2024

The American Folklife Center (AFC) has launched the sixth season of the America Works podcast. This season focuses on food and the individuals who grow, harvest, prepare food, as well as those who feed other Americans. Each episode is an excerpt from a longer interview, conducted as part of the AFC's Occupational Folklife Project. In this post, Dr. Nancy Groce details the new season and it's eight episodes.

Posted in: America Works, Asian Americans, Foodways, German Americans, New York, Occupational Folklife Project, Ohio, Oregon

Outdoor, COVID-19 dining shed being taken down.

End of a (COVID) Era: Dining Sheds Disappear from New York City Streets

August 23, 2024

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

During the COVID-19 pandemic, dining sheds--outdoor seating areas at dining establishments, theorized as “pandemic folk architecture”--were a mainstay of New York City's restaurants. In this post, Senior Folklife Specialist Nancy Groce reflects on the ephemeral nature of this foodways tradition, as dining sheds are now disappearing from the city's restaurants.

Posted in: COVID-19 American History Project, COVID-19 pandemic, Fieldwork, Foodways, Material Culture, New York