It's New Orleans: Louisiana Eats

Editor s note this episode contains accounts of sexual assault. On this week s show, we take a look at sexual harassment and abuse in the restaurant industry. We speak with service industry leader Tyler Chauvin, who has confronted sexual harassment directly over the course of her career. Now the general manager at Tr o in New Orleans, Tyler has become an unapologetic voice for change, advocating the need to challenge industry norms. Then, we hear from Brett Anderson of The Times Picayune and NOLA.com who made national headlines with his expos on the culture of sexual misconduct in the Besh Restaurant Group. Brett describes his investigation, which encompassed conversations with dozens of women who went on record with allegations of widespread sexual abuse in restaurants throughout New Orleans. Long before the MeToo movement became mainstream, organizations across the world have been working to confront the endemic problem of sexual abuse. We hear a presentation from one such group, Alteristic. In 2017, Alteri