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Pirate Museum & Home Economics
We had a great time at the Pirate Museum in St. Augustine last month. Interactive exhibits and great use of technology. Fun movie and pirate pop culture at the end. Curtis loved lighting the cannon. My...
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History of the Champagne Cocktail & Grace Hartley
Here is a link to my latest Vintage Cocktail column on OKRA, the magazine of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.The column also includes information about Atlanta food editor Grace Hartley who is...
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My First Cooking Contest
I just registered for my first cooking contest. I am making salsa for the Avalon Park Chili Cook Off. Newspaper food editors were often the judges of local and national cooking competition.In 1968,...
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Jello-O Abusers & Nicey-Nice Lady Food Journalists
Caption: Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times food editor Jeanne VoltzIn his classic book about food history, The United States of Arugula, David Kamp described the newspaper food editors as “Jello-O...
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Orlando History Talk: March 6
On March 6, I will be speaking at the Orange County Regional History Center about Florida's Women's Page Editors and Food Editors: "Fashion, Food and Feminism: Florida's Women's Page Editors in the...
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Cooking Competitions
I entered my "Two Sons Salsa" in a cooking contest at last weekend's Fire in the Park Chili Cook Off. I did it to see what t was like to take part in competitive cooking.Newspaper food editors served...
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IF, Social Media & Newspaper Food History
Yesterday, Lance & I presented at the IF Conference at UCF.We spoke about academics using social media. In my research, I have shown the connection between newspaper recipe exchange columns as...
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Women's History Month: Jeanne Voltz
Day one of Women's History Month features the first food editor I ever studied: Miami Herald & Los Angeles Times food editor Jeanne Voltz. I will be blogging about a different food editor from my...
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Women's History Month: Ruth Ellen Church
On the second day of Women's History Month, I am featuring Ruth Ellen Church, the food editor of the Chicago Tribune who wrote under the pen name of Mary Meade for many years. She was the food editor...
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Women's History Month: Jane Nickerson
The third day of Women's History Month features New York Times food editor Jane Nickerson. I will be blogging about a different food editor each days this month.Nickerson's work is often overshadowed...
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Women's History Month: Peggy Daum
Day four of Women's History Month features Milwaukee Journal food editor Peggy Daum. Peggy was a women’s page reporter in the 1950s and 1960s. She became the food editor of the section in 1968 and...
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Women's History Month: Clarice Rowlands
Day five of Women's History Month features Clarice Rowlands.Clarice Rowlands was the food editor of the Milwaukee Journal in the 1950s – an interest that she said started when she was a member of the...
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Women's History Month: Eleanor Ostman
Day six of Women's History Month features Eleanor Ostman.She graduated from Macalester College’s journalism program and wrote about home furnishings before covering food at the St. Paul Pioneer-Press....
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Women's History Month: Helen Dollaghan
Day seven of Women's History Month features Helen Dollaghan of the Denver Post.Helen earned a journalism degree from the University of Denver. She was the food editor of the Denver Post from 1958 to...
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Women's History Month: Carol McCready Hartley
Day eight of Women's History Month features Arizona food editor - Carol McCready Hartley.Hartley graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics, focusing on...
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Women's History Month: Dorothee Polson
Day 9 of Women's History Month features Arizona Republic food editor Dorothee Polson. She was a Vesta Award winner for top newspaper food writing.Inan oral history, history, Dorothee mentions her...
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Women's History Month: Clementine Paddleford
Day 10 of Women's History Month features New York food editor Clementine Paddleford. Clementine Paddleford earned a journalism degree from Kansas State University in 1921 and had a good deal of food...
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Women's History Month: Rosa Tusa
Day 11 of Women's History Month highlights Rosa Tusa - from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Palm Beach, Florida.Rosa Tulsa learned to cook from her Italian father and was hired by the Milwaukee Sentinel’s...
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Women's Page History: Dorothy Crandall
Day 12 of Women's History Month features Dorothy Crandall of the Boston Globe.Dorothy Crandall was the Boston Globe’s food editor from 1953 to 1973. She was the editor for Julia Child’s recipe column...
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Women's History Month: Cecily Brownstone
Day 13 of Women's History Month features Cecily Brownstone - the longtime food editor at the Associated Press. She had daily recipes and a weekly column from 1947 to 1986.She was a close friend and...
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