I was excited to see that writer Laura Shapiro will be speaking at an event for the Culinary Historians of Southern California. She will be speaking about Rethinking the Pillsbury Bake-Off. I have been writing about the Pillsbury Bake-Off, too. First, I have looked at the ways in which newspaper food editors covered competitive cooking – from chili cook-offs to newspaper-sponsored Christmas cookie contests. Second, I have looked at newspaper food editors as judges in these culinary contests where these (almost always) women were considered authorities. Third, I have looked at some of the complexities the newspaper food editors faced in balancing news and ethics. For example, in 1971, at…