food history
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Chili Cook-offs
Last night we went to the Avalon Park Oktoberfest where Mr. Toddler – pictured above – had a blast. Today, the Oktoberfest continues with a chili cook-off. I have been looking into these cook-offs for the food journalism book that I am writing. These competitions followed the beginning of the Pillsbury Bake-Offs – covered by the women’s pages. Here is a link to a history of the chili cook-off. In it, the author notes that food history had recently been corrected to show that the first such cook-off was in 1950. It was learned in a newspaper clipping. It is these bake-offs and cook-offs that were the initial culinary competitions…
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Food Studies Presentation: Ohio Food Editor History
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History of the Cookbook
I was excited to see this announcement about this new cookbook and this accompanying talk. Here is a review of the cookbook. The cookbook comes from the cookbook collection at the Fales Library at NYU. Much of the collection is the result of the donation from Associated Press food editor Cecily Brownstone – whose recipe column ran in the women’s pages for decades. Brownstone’s work was often overshadowed by hew fellow food writers: James Beard (a close friend) and Craig Claiborne. I am presenting a paper about Brownstone at the National Communication Association convention in November.
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Green Bean Casserole & Food Editor Cecily Brownstone
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In Honor of Blender History
Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured this interesting story about the history of the blender – with a Wisconsin connection. Longtime Chicago Tribune food editor Ruth Ellen Church – who wrote under the pen name of Mary Meade – published the Blender Cookbook in 1952. It was one of many cookbooks that she wrote. She was a 1933 graduate of Iowa State University with a major in home economics journalism. The University honored her with an Alumni Merit Award in 1961.
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Jane Nickerson & Steak Diane
I came across this neat blog: The Lost Foods of New York City . In one post, the blogger wrote about the dish, Steak Diane. What the writer does not include is the reference to New York Times food editor Jane Nickerson being one of the first journalists to write about the dish. That fact is noted on this food history blog. Nickerson’s work is often overshadowed by Craig Claiborne at the NYT. He is given credit for including news in the food section in 1957 but Jane had been doing that since World War II. I will be presenting a paper about Nickerson’s career at the National Communication Association…
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