Katie Carlson
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Great Article About The Food Section
I was happy to read this story about my book, The Food Section, and my upcoming talk at the Orlando History Center. I will be speaking about Florida food editors, including Daytona Beach food editor Katie Carlson, pictured here.
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Julia Child Speaks to Food Editors
I just came across this great image of Julia Child. She is speaking on taking the mystery out of fine French seafood cookery, in New York, October 5, 1964, before the Newspaper Food Editors Conference, under the sponsorship of the National Fisheries Institute. It is available in Child’s papers at the Schlesinger Library. Here is the link. Here is a link to a story about Julia written by one of the newspaper food journalists that I am beginning to collect information about: Katie Carlson. Carlson was the longtime food editor at the Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Here is my earlier post about her that described Carlson as “Martha Stewart before…
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Food Editor Katie Carlson – “Martha Stewart before there was Martha Stewart”
I came across the story of Katie Carlson yesterday while researching the history of the Association of Food Journalists, Inc., (formerly the Newspaper Food Editors and Writers Association, Inc.). Katie was an officer in the organization in the 1970s. Carlson started as food editor of the Daytona Beach News-Journal in 1971 and was promoted to women’s editor in 1977.Her food pages won first place in the national Vesta awards competition for three consecutive years starting in 1973. I loved this quote from her obituary: “She was Martha Stewart before there was Martha Stewart,” said Carlson’s daughter, Susan Wright of Ormond Beach.” I am planning on writing more about these food…
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Food Editor Katie Carlson – “Martha Stewart before there was Martha Stewart”
I came across the story of Katie Carlson yesterday while researching the history of the Association of Food Journalists, Inc., (formerly the Newspaper Food Editors and Writers Association, Inc.). Katie was an officer in the organization in the 1970s. Carlson started as food editor of the Daytona Beach News-Journal in 1971 and was promoted to women’s editor in 1977.Her food pages won first place in the national Vesta awards competition for three consecutive years starting in 1973. I loved this quote from her obituary: “She was Martha Stewart before there was Martha Stewart,” said Carlson’s daughter, Susan Wright of Ormond Beach.” I am planning on writing more about these food…