Culinary Heritage: Memory, Place & the Responsibility to Preserve | Edgar “Dook” Chase IV + John Stubbs Moderated by: Ti Martin

Food is more than sustenance—it is history, identity, and cultural memory. In this conversation, Edgar “Dook” Chase and John Stubbs, moderated by Ti Martin, reflect on what it means to inherit, steward, and protect culinary traditions in a rapidly changing world. From Creole cuisine rooted in family, community, and civil rights history to the broader Southern foodways shaped by migration, adaptation, and reinvention, the panel explores why culinary heritage matters—and what’s at stake when it’s lost, diluted, or commodified. Together, they examine the responsibilities of chefs, restaurants, and cultural institutions in honoring the past while feeding the future. The New Orleans Book Festival brings the world’s leading authors to Tulane University for a multi-day celebration of their works. The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction and convenes readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. It provides an opportunity for outlets, authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.