https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/02/08/super-bowl-60-food/88575220007

This article provides a menu and prices of the Super Bowl 2026 Concessions. It portrays how the food prices have gone up throughout the years , especially at large public events. Traditional stadium items are at a higher price than other places like your neighborhood bodega, which shows inflation and higher operating costs. Global flavors have become mainstream in America which we can see in the Super Bowl menu items such as bulgogi cheesesteak , spicy pork noodles and Chinatown dog. We also see how luxury prices have been normalized in areas meant for large audiences , for example the $180 LX Burger.

Q: Does extreme food price differences at sporting events an example of inclusive choice or economic inequality being normalized in food culture?

This TikTok does a good job at explaining Sysco and its impact on local restaurants. The most interesting part is the local restaurateur being interviewed and how she uses local farms and people to make her dishes. This video highlights how “farm-to-table” and other labels can sometimes be misleading.

Question: How does the monopoly Sysco has on food distribution affect small/local distribution/restaurants? How can we counteract their impact?

The YouTube video above compares the aspects of a McDonalds in the US to a McDonalds in the UK and how they changed from the years 2020 to 2024. The comparisons range from what food choices are there, what they are made of and how much prices have increased over the years.

Question: What can the comparisons made between the US and UK as well as other countries, tell us about the health and food regulations that we have here in the US?

While I was walking to catch trains 2 and 5, located on Third Avenue in the south Bronx, I saw a mural created by Laura Alvarez with the saying “DONDE COMEN DOS, COMEN TRES” translated to English as “where two eat, three can eat to.”  It matters sociology because it shows the “social structure” of “giving in the comunity”. Doing some research to find the author  quote is Anonymous. 

I found articles from Dominican Writing by Carolina Abreu that use the quote and show It describes a “social structure” of personal relationships where the children prepared the house by cleaning and helping their mother in the kitchen, and the children would steal fried plantains like pay to help clean. It also describes how their mother “cooked to feed the neighborhood” and how they set the tables for twelve people, but more always joined, sometimes up to “eighteen”. It also describes how their mother never refused to provide them with food at home, because, as the saying goes,  “where two eat, three can eat to.”  If the mother had enough food at home, she also had friends and family to eat at her table; this is linked to the culture, norms, and values ​​that many people hold.Food and Society (SOC 325

Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime

This is a fascinating article that discusses the delivery app service from multiple stakeholders’ viewpoints and its effect on how we think ( or don’t think ) about how we get our daily food.
How does this article relate to what Minkoff-Zern & Mares say about the ‘essential workers’?

This article breaks down the history of how the classic NY slice came to be. It began with Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They brought over their Neapolitan-style pizzas, which were much smaller and had a different dough. But this was not sustainable with the ingredients available here in the city at the time, and further, the demand for a cheaper, quicker “slice” began. Lombardi’s, in Little Italy, began this trend and used a coal oven for its pizzas. The result was a thinner, crispier slice. Later, the invention of gas ovens furthered this trend, and here began the crispy, foldable slice we now associate with NY pizza. The affordability and portability of this slice, meant to be eaten by hand while commuting rather than with a fork like Neapolitan pizza, were revolutionary and appealed to busy NYers.

Question: What other forces (cultural, economic, and political) played a role in other classic New York foods, for example, the bacon egg and cheese or pastrami sandwiches?

This video highlights food in Italy and America and explains why Americans often report feeling better after eating abroad. It explores differences in food quality, ingredients, and processing methods in the United States. Overall, demonstrates that using simpler, more natural substances may significantly affect how people feel.

Question: Do you think America could change its food system to be more like Italy’s?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/delmonicos-womens-lunch

Delmonico’s was the first restaurant to introduce fine-dining to NYC, but it was also a place where women made a political statement. At that time, women weren’t allowed in these establishments without an accompanying male or without the assumption of them being prostitutes. Delmonico’s allowed women to come and dine during lunch.

Question- How has the importance of fine-dining restaurants impacted NYC ?

Question: How did racialized labor in the oyster industry shape access to land, autonomy, and community formation for Black workers in early New York City, and what does this reveal about the relationship between food work and social mobility?