food editors
- Dorothy Crandall, food editors, food history, food journalism, Grace Hartley, Helen Dollaghan, Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz, Ruth Ellen Church
Highlighting Food Editors Grace Hartley, Dorothy Crandall & Helen Dollaghan
In 2104, I worked at promoting the stories of three food editors from my book The Food Section. Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz and Ruth Ellen Church. Here is a Poynter post about them. In 2015, I plan to promote the stories of three more food editors: Grace Hartley, Dorothy Crandall & Helen Dollaghan. Grace Hartley was the food editor at the Atlanta Journal for decades. Grace Hartley had a home economics degree from the Georgia College for Women in Milledgeville – now Georgia College. Her first job was with a social service agency where, in the depth of the Depression, she taught social workers how to plan meals for families…
- Cecily Brownstone, food editors, food history, food journalism, James Beard, Jane Nickerson, New York Times food
NYFoodStory: It All Began With Jane Nickerson
I was excited to get my copy of the 2014 NYFoodStory in the mail today. It is the journal of the Culinary Historians of New York. In the journal, I wrote an article about the beginning of the New York City food community. As the longtime Associated Press food editor Cecily Brownstone said in her oral history: It all began with Jane Nickerson at the New York Times. Jane, Cecily, James Beard and Jane’s future husband explored the New York City food community together in the late 1940s and early 1950s. They were the original NYC foodies. I am working on an analysis of her work from 1942 to 1957.…
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The Food Section: Orlando Weekly Review
Very happy to see The Food Section made the Orlando Weekly’s list. Thanks Jessica Bryce Young!
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My Pinellas County Talk: Florida’s Food Editors
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Great Local Book Fair
I had a great time yesterday at the Locally Grown Words Book Festival at East End Market. A great event!If you missed it, The Food Section is available at Amazon.
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Locally Grown Words Book Fair
I am looking forward to being a part of Locally Grown Words Book Festival at East End Market tomorrow. I hope to sell a few of The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community.