food journalism
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Jane Nickerson & Bread Research
I tracked down the New York Times story about bread that was cited in the book White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf. On page 143, the author was listed as “Janet Nickerson” – a mistake that was repeated in at least one other academic article. As is shown here, the author was Jane Nickerson who I will be presenting a paper on Nickerson next week at NCA.
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101 Classic Cookbooks
I recently received the wonderful 101 Great Cookbooks in the mail. It includes an interesting history of cookbooks along with 501 classic recipe. The book was produced by the Fales Library at New York University. The cookbook collection is largely based on the donation by Cecily Brownstone – the longtime food writer for the Associated Press. In the introduction to the book, the Fales Library Director Marvin Taylor wrote about a meeting he and Marion Nestle had with Cecily: “Cecily was bedridden at the time, but we did get to meet and speak with her. She was a small woman with a sharp mind and quick wit.” (p 13) Cecily…
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Green Bean Casserole & Food Editor Cecily Brownstone
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Jeanne Voltz reference
I was reading through the Recipe Writer’s Handbook when I came across a quote by Miami Herald and L.A. Times food editor Jeanne Voltz: “A good recipe suits the reader to the time, the place and the ingredients; it suits the reader’s skill or will to cook; and its taste meets acceptance by his or her family and guests. A good recipe is a commonsense solution to a reader’s need for food and sustenance.” (p. 190) I plan to interview one of the authors of this book for my work on newspaper food editors.
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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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Another The Feminist Kitchen Blog Post
I am excited to have another guest blog post on The Feminist Kitchen Blog. It is available here. I blogged about the need to recognize women in food journalism with a focus on the New York Times’ Jane Nickerson. I became Facebook friends with Jane’s daughter recently. I just love the connections of social media.
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Oral History with Cecily Brownstone
I was so excited to receive a package from the Fales Library at New York University yesterday. In it was an oral history that food writer Laura Shapiro conducted with longtime A.P. food editor Cecily Brownstone. (The photo above is in her papers – this was taken at a 1951 party for the author of The Joy of Cooking.) Some highlights from the oral history:* Unlike the charges of food editors taking advertising money: “I stayed away from manufacturers in my A.P. days.” She would not mention brand names in stories or recipes. She said: “A.P. would not have allowed that. And I was smart enough not to want to…
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Green Bean Casserole & Food Editor Cecily Brownstone
