I just received another Jeanne Voltz cookbook: The L.A. Gourmet. Jeanne Voltz was a leading food editor for the Miami Herald in the 1950s and the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s. Food sections were a large part of women’s pages. Voltz also wrote more than a dozen cookbooks. What has been helpful about the books has been the dedication pages. Through the dedications, I have learned quite a bit about her parents and grandmother. I am completing a conference paper about Voltz and her work at the Times. In my look at her articles, I have found much more than simple recipes. She explores government regulation, consumer news and…

I just received another Jeanne Voltz cookbook: The L.A. Gourmet. Jeanne Voltz was a leading food editor for the Miami Herald in the 1950s and the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s. Food sections were a large part of women’s pages. Voltz also wrote more than a dozen cookbooks. What has been helpful about the books has been the dedication pages. Through the dedications, I have learned quite a bit about her parents and grandmother. I am completing a conference paper about Voltz and her work at the Times. In my look at her articles, I have found much more than simple recipes. She explores government regulation, consumer news and…

I recently came across a reference to a photo of food editor Jeanne Voltz in the Los Angeles Times photo files at U.C.L.A. Here is the link. This information is incorrect. Jeanne wasn’t hired by the L.A. Times until 1960.

I recently came across a reference to a photo of food editor Jeanne Voltz in the Los Angeles Times photo files at U.C.L.A. Here is the link. This information is incorrect. Jeanne wasn’t hired by the L.A. Times until 1960.