About the Culinary Ethnographer

Dr. Curtis Ladrillo Chamblee is a culinary ethnographer whose work explores the intersection of food, culture, storytelling, and community.

With nearly fifteen years of cumulative experience working within the restaurant industry, Dr. Chamblee brings practical knowledge of kitchen operations, hospitality standards, and dining culture to the evaluation process.

His work also draws from ethnographic research methods that examine how food communicates identity, heritage, and place.

Through The Chamblee Dining Guide, Dr. Chamblee documents restaurants not only as dining establishments but as cultural spaces where cuisine reflects history, tradition, and community life.