“On Nov. 4, 2019, filmmaker Lino Asana and photographer Josh Farria gathered roughly two dozen black chefs to be photographed in New Orleans’ Congo Square. they sought to document Black chefs and cooks’ enduring impact on New Orleans restaurant cuisine. The following portraits are from that session along with “behind the scenes” photos at the bottom from 2017 - PRESENT
Our collective goal moving forward is to build a comprehensive archive of as many chefs, cooks, and service workers of Orleans Parish and beyond.
