food journalism
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Miami-themed 1939 Menu
As I work on my Miami food book, I was thrilled to find this Miami-themed menu from 1939. It was found in the papers of newspaper food editor Clementine Paddleford. I appreciate the archivist at Kansas State University for sending it to me.
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AJHA’s Donna Allen Honoree Janet Keeler
I am looking forward to seeing Janet Keeler, former Tampa Bay Times food editor, at the AJHA Donna Allen lunch. Here is a link to the press release with a quote from me. The AJHA conference is in St. Petersburg next month.
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Review of The Food Studies
I really enjoyed this review of The Food Section in the journal Women’s Studies.
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The Food Section Promotion
Pleased to see publisher Rowman & Littlefield continues to promote my book, The Food Section, in both food studies and journalism catalogs.
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Food Editor Story in Charleston Post and Courier
I was interviewed for this story about the Charleston food editor Charlotte Walker (pictured above). Walker was included in my book, The Food Section. I loved the conclusion of the article:“Walker retired in 1974, and died in 1995. She left no survivors, so her legacy is carried solely by a compendium of her “Loved and Lost” columns and “The Post-Courier Cookbook,” which today isn’t available for checkout at the public library. “These food editors were so significant,” Voss says. “They did all these great things, but in the 1970s, they began to fade.” Teaching women how to bake pudding cakes ran afoul of the decade’s definition of feminism, and struck…
- food editors, food history, food journalism, food section, Food Studies, Jeanne Voltz, Virginia Heffington
The Food Section in New Catalog
Happy to see The Food Section was included in the 2016 Catalog. I am now working on a book about Miami food history which includes food editors Jeanne Voltz and Virginia Heffington. I will be blogging about my research in July.