food journalism
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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.
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New York Times Cookbook and the Origin of Recipes
I recently received this New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne (1961). Although Claiborne is given credit as author, many of the recipes were developed under Jane Nickerson‘s editorship. Jane was the NYT food editor from 1942 to 1957. Claiborne replaced her in 1957. A review by Anne Mendelson of a new edition of the cookbook, noted Nickerson’s contributions to the book. I was curious about what Claiborne wrote about Nickerson in the first edition of the cookbook. From the Preface:“There are many people to whom full credit is due for the quality of The New York Times Cook Book. First of all Jane Nickerson, my esteemed predecessor, the first…
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Cecily Brownstone & the Green Bean Casserole
Cecily Brownstone was the longtime food editor at the Associated Press who is include in The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community. I think of her every Thanksgiving because of her connection to the green bean casserole. According to a 2007 post from Saveur magazine:“It wasn’t until 1955, however, that the dish’s most steadfast incarnation entered the scene. This enduring formula, one that many home cooks still use, called for a trinity of convenience products: canned Durkee or French’s fried onions, Green Giant canned green beans, and Campbell’s condensed cream of mushroom soup, usually accompanied by milk, soy sauce, and a dash of pepper. It was invented by…