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Writing about Food Editor Ruth Ellen Church
I was reading the book, The Pecan: A History of America’s Native Nut, when I came across this reference to Chicago Tribune food editor Mary Meade. That was the pen name for Ruth Ellen Church. Church was the first newspaper food editor to have a wine column and it continued for 17 years. She traveled extensively and shared her adventures with her Chicago readers. For example, she spent three months abroad for her “What’s Cooking in Europe” feature series which ran for 56 days in the Tribune. During her career, she wrote a daily food column plus a special section each Friday. She also directed all of the food photography…
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- food editors, food history, food journalism, Jane Nickerson, lifestylejournalism, New York Times food
Remembering New York Times Food Editor Jane Nickerson
Craig Claiborne gets a lot of attention but it was Jane Nickerson who was the first food editor of the New York Times, from 1942 to 1957. She was a significant journalist who wrote about food as rationing changed cooking and post-World War II technology changed the food on our store shelves. She also reviewed restaurants, while also writing about both famous chefs and home cooks. I am not alone in recognizing Jane’s significance. Culinary historian Anne Mendelson wrote about Jane’s work in this article. According to Mendelson: “Jane Nickerson’s articles and recipes show her as an observer of wide-ranging curiosity and knowledge, moving with some sensitivity between prosaic ‘service’…
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Tributes for Food Editor Rosa Tusa
I recently found some great tributes to colorful food editor Rosa Tusa. Above is from the Palm Beach Post where she worked in the 1970s. Here is a link to a tribute to Rosa. She was the food editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel in the 1960s.
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Jeanne Voltz & the Southern Foodways Alliance
Last week I joined the Southern Foodways Alliance in honor of newspaper food editor Jeanne Voltz. Here is information about Jeanne Voltz’s role in the organization:“The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi agreed to act as the incubator of the SFA and provided start-up capital, earned from sale of the Center-researched and written cookbook, A Gracious Plenty: Recipes and Recollections from the American South. (In May of 1998, the Center had staged the first Southern Foodways Symposium, organized by John T Edge, then a graduate student.) Two organizations with similar aims preceded the SFA: The Society for the Preservation and Revitalization of Southern Food,…
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Ms Blog Post about Lifestyle Journalism
I am proud of my latest post for the Ms Magazine blog about the history of lifestyle journalism that highlights Marie Sauer (pictured above), Colleen “Koky” Dishon and Anne Rowe.
- 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
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
