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Women’s History Month: Day 18 & Ruth Gray
Day 18 of Women’s History Month features food editor Ruth Gray. Ruth Gray became the food editor in 1963 of the St. Petersburg Times and began reviewing restaurants in 1974. One restaurant that earned a negative review named their crab sandwich in her honor. She earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Kansas State University. She married and raised a daughter. When she was investigating a restaurant, Gray wore hats and scarves and ducked inside the ladies room to take notes and remain inconspicuous. The disguises were needed because some restaurants posted her photo on the wall in the kitchen—a common practice because restaurant owners looked to identify critics.…
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Upcoming Florida Food Talk: Tampa Cookbooks & Restaurants
I am looking forward to talking about Tampa food at the Tampa Bay History Center on Thursday as part of Florida Conversations – Taste & Traditions: Tampa’s Restaurants. I will be speaking about food editor Ruth Gray and the Gasparilla Cookbook.
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Food Editor Talk at the Leesburg Library
I had a great time talking about Florida food editors at the Leesburg Library yesterday: Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz and Ruth Gray. Here is the PowerPoint from my talk.
- Florida food, Florida history, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz, ruth gorrell, ruth gray
My Pinellas County Talk: Florida’s Food Editors
I am excited to talk about the Florida food editors from my book, The Food Section, in Pinellas County next Sunday as part of its Speaking of History lecture series. I will be speaking about some of my favorite food journalists: Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz & Ruth Gray
- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, Grace Barr, Jane Nickerson, ruth gorrell, ruth gray
Reflecting Florida at East End Market
A week from today is my book talk about the food editors from Central Florida at the East End Market: Ruth Gray, Grace Barr & Jane Nickerson.
- food editors, food history, food journalism, food section, ruth gray, women's history month, women's page history
Women’s History Month: Ruth Gray
Day 30 of Women’s History Month features food editor Ruth Gray. Ruth Gray became the food editor in 1963 of the St. Petersburg Times and began reviewing restaurants in 1974. One restaurant that earned a negative review named their crab sandwich in her honor. She earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Kansas State University. She married and raised a daughter. When she was investigating a restaurant, Gray wore hats and scarves and ducked inside the ladies room to take notes and remain inconspicuous. The disguises were needed because some restaurants posted her photo on the wall in the kitchen—a common practice because restaurant owners looked to identify critics.…
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