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Brett Anderson @BrettEats

Food writing for The New York Times, formerly The Times-Picayune, still in New Orleans. Harvard Nieman Fellow, dad, other stuff

Joined February 2009
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Brett Anderson@BrettEats
19 Nov 2020
That time my Thanksgiving story was trolled on the floor of the Senate.
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@thehill
18 Nov 2020
Sen. Tom Cotton: "Just today for instance The New York Times called the [Pilgrims'] story a myth and a caricature. In the Food Section, no less. Maybe the politically correct editors of the debunked 1619 Project are now responsible for pumpkin pie recipes at the Times as well."
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Kent Babb
@kentbabb
19 Apr 2023
Quick thread, but please indulge me. In Aug 2021, my book “Across the River,” about a New Orleans high school football program in a city besieged by gun violence, published. Big @Todayshow piece. Smokehouse Pictures got film rights. @nypost & @latimes named it a best book of '21.
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Keith Spera@KeithSpera
23 Dec 2022
Sad news from the world of New Orleans music: Walter 'Wolfman' Washington has died nola.com/entertainment_life/…

Walter 'Wolfman' Washington, New Orleans guitarist and singer, has died at 79

He and his band the Roadmasters were fixtures of New Orleans nightclubs for decades

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D.A. Bullock@BullyCreative
19 Nov 2022
Minnesota cops said they cannot accept a potential ban on white supremacist affiliation in POST certified officer ranks, cuz it will hurt recruitment. Please let that sink into your every consideration of each and every city/police budget conversation.
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Might as well @BrettEats@journa.host
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worms cited@christapeterso
15 Nov 2022
i spent 2 hours curating a twitter blue screenshot storyline for my parents so here u go, for your own offline friends that want to have fun: DAY 1 – ARRIVAL
Elon Musk @elonmusk Entering Twitter HQ - let that sink in! [video of him arriving at twitter carrying a heavy porcelain sink] Elon Musk Replying to @elonmusk Meeting a lot of cool people at Twitter today!

ALT Elon Musk @elonmusk Entering Twitter HQ - let that sink in! [video of him arriving at twitter carrying a heavy porcelain sink] Elon Musk Replying to @elonmusk Meeting a lot of cool people at Twitter today!

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Jack Hamilton@jack_hamilton
14 Nov 2022
both devin chandler and lavel davis were my students. devin was in my class in spring 2022, and lavel is in my class this semester. I am so indescribably sad right now but I wanted to share a few memories of them, because they were wonderful people
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One question before I go: Are all grocery stores out of tater tots, or just the Whole Foods on Broad Street? Asking for a friend.
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"They are carving out an identity akin to an Ivy League graduate just appointed executive vice president of daddy’s company."
brittrobson@brittrobson
25 Oct 2022
Latest Wolves: Last night's embarrassing blowout was just an expansion, not an outlier, of a season pockmarked by arrogance and indolence. minnpost.com/sports/2022/10/…
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The Rogue Valley adjusts to fire and smoke, not from the kitchen nytimes.com/2022/10/25/dinin…

The Rogue Valley Was Set to Become a Food Paradise. Then It Burned. (Published 2022)

Two years ago, the Almeda fire tore through southern Oregon. Many people haven’t fully recovered, but farmers, chefs and others have rallied to sustain the area.

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RIP. He was a genius.
Ada Calhoun@adacalhoun
21 Oct 2022
My father, Peter Schjeldahl, passed away today peacefully of lung cancer. He will be buried privately. In March there will be a memorial service honoring his life and work. My mother and I are grateful for all the messages and will be in touch when we can.
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Dr. Alex Kolker@AlexSKolker
17 Oct 2022
A fascinating website on the oil industry's footprint in Louisiana by Imani Jacqueline Brown. followtheoil.org/explore #coastal #Louisiana #oil #landloss @CRCL1988 @EnvDefenseFund @NWF @LouisianaCPRA @ForensicArchi @LouisianaGov #resilience
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Tristan Baurick@tristanbaurick
10 Oct 2022
Nearly 80% of hospitals in the New Orleans area are at risk of flooding from a Category 2 storm. From @emily_woodruff_ nola.com/news/environment/ar…

New Orleans hospitals under threat from even low-level hurricanes; 'God help us if Ian had hit us'

Nearly 80% of hospitals in the New Orleans metro area are at risk of flooding from a Category 2 storm, the third-highest of any metropolitan area, according to a new

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Lara Bazelon@larabazelon
5 Oct 2022
1/3 Beautiful obit by @mgsledge in @NOLAnews abt Billy Sothern, dead at 45. There is so much trauma in the work Billy did unflinchingly every day for more than 20 years, representing death row defendants in the Deep South. He was a legend in New Orleans. nola.com/news/article_ddc75e…

New Orleans capital defense attorney Billy Sothern dies

Billy Sothern, a zealous capital defense lawyer and essayist who represented some of New Orleans’ most infamous defendants while writing of despair and government failure after Hurricane Katrina,...

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I'm sad to report that Kuan Lim, wine-loving restaurateur in Boise City, La., has passed away. He was special. nytimes.com/2020/09/04/dinin…

In Louisiana, Love for a Chinese Restaurant and Its Magnetic Owner (Published 2020)

For years, Lucky Palace has drawn fans for its intriguing wine list. Now, they come to help their dear friend Kuan Lim in his time of need.

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Bossier City. Apologies.
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Kim Severson@kimseverson
27 Sep 2022
Lots of discussion about the pending release of a book with new, agonizing @bourdain details based on access to his phone and laptop. Here is a gift link so anyone who wants to can read my report. nyti.ms/3BJhWa2

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RIP Joe Bussard, the subject of this great 1999 Eddie Dean story in @wcp. washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

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If memory serves, there were terrific @Darrow_M photos as well - sadly not included here.
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Gordon Russell@GordonRussell1
27 Sep 2022
Louisiana AG weighs in on Italian elections
Jeff Landry
@JeffLandry
27 Sep 2022
This is why they hate us! She breaks it down in 2 short minutes! God Bless her.
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David Enrich@davidenrich
24 Sep 2022
Today the @nytimes is publishing the first two installments in a series called "Profits Over Patients." It's about how tax-exempt hospitals have strayed from their charitable missions for the sake of fatter profits – with profound consequences for the US healthcare system. 🧵
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