This morning I interviewed the Charlotte Observer food editor Kathleen Purvis about Jeanne Voltz. Kathleen had profiled legendary food editor Jeanne and met her several times.

Here is quote I liked from a column Kathleen wrote after Jeanne died:
“And then there was Voltz’s determination that we get our food facts right. When I called her colleagues for quotes for her obituary, they all brought it up, with laughter and fondness. Voltz wasn’t valued for her sweetness. Her flavor was pepper and vinegar.”

Kathleen was very helpful – especially about providing perspective on the importance of food journalism.

I am finishing up my article about Jeanne who got her start in the women’s pages of the Miami Herald in the 1950s and then went on to become the food editor at the L.A. Times.

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This morning I interviewed the Charlotte Observer food editor Kathleen Purvis about Jeanne Voltz. Kathleen had profiled legendary food editor Jeanne and met her several times.

Here is quote I liked from a column Kathleen wrote after Jeanne died:
“And then there was Voltz’s determination that we get our food facts right. When I called her colleagues for quotes for her obituary, they all brought it up, with laughter and fondness. Voltz wasn’t valued for her sweetness. Her flavor was pepper and vinegar.”

Kathleen was very helpful – especially about providing perspective on the importance of food journalism.

I am finishing up my article about Jeanne who got her start in the women’s pages of the Miami Herald in the 1950s and then went on to become the food editor at the L.A. Times.

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