food history
- food editors, food history, food journalism, Jane Nickerson, lifestylejournalism, New York Times food
Remembering New York Times Food Editor Jane Nickerson
Craig Claiborne gets a lot of attention but it was Jane Nickerson who was the first food editor of the New York Times, from 1942 to 1957. She was a significant journalist who wrote about food as rationing changed cooking and post-World War II technology changed the food on our store shelves. She also reviewed restaurants, while also writing about both famous chefs and home cooks. I am not alone in recognizing Jane’s significance. Culinary historian Anne Mendelson wrote about Jane’s work in this article. According to Mendelson: “Jane Nickerson’s articles and recipes show her as an observer of wide-ranging curiosity and knowledge, moving with some sensitivity between prosaic ‘service’…
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Tributes for Food Editor Rosa Tusa
I recently found some great tributes to colorful food editor Rosa Tusa. Above is from the Palm Beach Post where she worked in the 1970s. Here is a link to a tribute to Rosa. She was the food editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel in the 1960s.
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Jeanne Voltz & the Southern Foodways Alliance
Last week I joined the Southern Foodways Alliance in honor of newspaper food editor Jeanne Voltz. Here is information about Jeanne Voltz’s role in the organization:“The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi agreed to act as the incubator of the SFA and provided start-up capital, earned from sale of the Center-researched and written cookbook, A Gracious Plenty: Recipes and Recollections from the American South. (In May of 1998, the Center had staged the first Southern Foodways Symposium, organized by John T Edge, then a graduate student.) Two organizations with similar aims preceded the SFA: The Society for the Preservation and Revitalization of Southern Food,…
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- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food history, food journalism
Lunch & Learn at Tarpon Springs
I had a great time in Tarpon Springs talking about the Florida food editors from The Food Section. The best part was that someone in the audience had worked with longtime Tampa Tribune food editor Ann McDuffie.
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Rosa Tusa Information
I was excited to track down this file with information about Palm Beach Post food editor Rosa Tusa. I just placed a copy order with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.
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BBQ & Remembering Jeanne Voltz
I was shocked to see that Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times food editor Jeanne Voltz was not included in this book about the history of BBQ. Voltz’s story is worth recognizing as her impact lingers. Today, Voltz’s recipe for Green Corn Tamales can be found on the Food Network website with a note giving credit to her acclaimed book, Barbecued Ribs, Smoked Butts, and Other Great Feeds. James Beard wrote of that book, “Jeanne Voltz has written a definitive book on barbecuing. She understands the varying tastes and the techniques of each region she covers and this is THE book on barbecue.” Here is a great story about Voltz…
