A nation with one of the richest brewing heritages in the world has fallen back in love with beer.
Today, our immigrant past is a rich source of American hypocrisy, as we pick and choose among our "heritages" in order to claim special treatment.
"Potted shrimp, clotted cream, our scones and our baking — we have one of the richest food heritages in the world," he said, through mouthfuls of smoked sardines with soft-boiled duck's egg.
It came down to throwing out "tradition" as the default and instead considering how we can support both heritages in the long term (i.e., which surname needed the help to survive).
And what does the move mean for the MLS prospects of St Louis – a city with one of the richest soccer heritages in the country, yet one that has never hosted a top-tier franchise in MLS's 20-year existence?
What's certain is that the longer the world looks away, the more likely it is that a Disneyfied "new" New Orleans will mean the loss of a city that boasts one of the most complex cultural heritages in the world.
