Just in time for your lunch break Friday (March 14), the Clinton School of Public Service, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, is hosting a free lecture showcasing the barbecue tradition in the South with James Veteto, anthropologist and author of “The Slaw and the Slow Cooked: Culture and Barbecue in the Mid-South.”
The book attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the larger experience of the legendary American culinary tradition known as barbecue. The book casts a wide net for divergent approaches and includes Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Ark., possibly a century-old restaurant serving top-notch pork and simultaneously challenging race and class boundaries.
James Veteto is an environmental anthropologist specializing in ethnoecology, agrobiodiversity studies, sustainable agricultural systems, sustainable development, food and culture, and alternative political ecologies. He is the director of the Laboratory of Environmental Anthropology and the Southern Seed Legacy project at University of North Texas and the executive director of the Appalachian Institute for Mountain Studies.
The lecture will start at 12 p.m. and is free to the public. A book signing will follow. Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling (501) 683-5239.