The $16 Taco: Contested Geographies of Food, Ethnicity, and Gentrification Joassart-Marcelli Pascale
The $16 Taco: Contested Geographies of Food, Ethnicity, and Gentrification Joassart-Marcelli Pascale Having "discovered" the flavors of barbacoa, bibimbap, b nh mi, sambusas, and pupusas, white…
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The $16 Taco: Contested Geographies of Food, Ethnicity, and Gentrification Joassart-Marcelli Pascale
Having "discovered" the flavors of barbacoa, bibimbap, b nh mi, sambusas, and pupusas, white middle-class eaters are increasingly venturing into historically segregated neighborhoods in search of "authentic" eateries run by--and for--immigrants and people of color. The $16 Taco illustrates how food can both emplace and displace immigrants, This interest in "ethnic" food and places, fueled by media attention and capitalized on by developers, contributes to gentrification, and the very people who produced these vibrant foodscapes are increasingly excluded from them.Drawing on extensive fieldwork, geographer Pascale Joassart-Marcelli traces the transformation of three urban San Diego neighborhoods whose foodscapes are shifting from serving the needs of longtime minoritized residents who face limited food access to pleasing the tastes of wealthier and whiter newcomers.
Geographies of Food