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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...
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Newspaper Picture Recipes
I came across this great images as I continuing writing about Chicago Tribune food editor Ruth Ellen Church.These "picture recipes" remind me of the food blogs of today. Church was in charge of...
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Marie Sauer's Retirement & the Style Section
I recently came across this press release about Marie Sauer and the creation of the new Style section at the Washington Post. Interesting how women's page editor Marie Sauer is lauded for her work yet...
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Poynter: Three early food editors who did a lot more than share recipes
I loved this Poynter post about my book, The Food Section, and three of my favorite food editors: Jeanne Voltz, Jane Nickerson & Ruth Ellen Church.
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Cecily Brownstone & the Green Bean Casserole
Cecily Brownstone was the longtime food editor at the Associated Press who is include in The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community. I think of her every Thanksgiving because of her...
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New York Times Cookbook and the Origin of Recipes
I recently received this New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne (1961). Although Claiborne is given credit as author, many of the recipes were developed under Jane Nickerson's editorship. Jane was...
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Roberta Applegate & Dorothy Jurney Photo
I just came across this old image of Miami Herald women's page journalists Roberta Applegate and Dorothy Jurney. I love their hats and gloves.
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Locally Grown Words Book Fair
I am looking forward to being a part of Locally Grown Words Book Festival at East End Market tomorrow. I hope to sell a few of The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community.
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Great Local Book Fair
I had a great time yesterday at the Locally Grown Words Book Festival at East End Market. A great event!If you missed it, The Food Section is available at Amazon.
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Judith Martin: In defense of ‘women’s pages’
I was thrilled to see this great article about the great article about the women's pages at the Washington Post this weekend: "Judith Martin: In defense of ‘women’s pages.'"I especially enjoyed this...
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The Food Section: Orlando Weekly Review
Very happy to see The Food Section made the Orlando Weekly's list. Thanks Jessica Bryce Young!
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NYFoodStory: It All Began With Jane Nickerson
I was excited to get my copy of the 2014 NYFoodStory in the mail today. It is the journal of the Culinary Historians of New York.In the journal, I wrote an article about the beginning of the New York...
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Great Letter from Judith Martin
I was thrilled to get this wonderful letter from Judith Martin about this blog post I wrote for Ms Magazine.Here is a column she wrote about the topic for the Washington Post.
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Highlighting Food Editors Grace Hartley, Dorothy Crandall & Helen Dollaghan
In 2104, I worked at promoting the stories of three food editors from my book The Food Section. Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz and Ruth Ellen Church. Here is a Poynter post about them.In 2015, I plan to...
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The Food Section: Great Review in American Journalism
I was so pleased to read the review of The Food Section in the current issue of American Journalism, the journal of the American Journalism Historians Association. It can be found here.
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Savoring Gotham: Including Jane Nickerson
So excited that New York Times food editor Jane Nickerson will be included in the upcoming book, Savoring Gotham. It is being published by Oxford University Press.Nickerson was food editor at the NYT...
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Searching for Marian Tracy Information
Marian Tracy was a New York City newspaper food editor and the author of many cookbooks. Despite her prominence in the 1940s through the 1970s, little information is available about her. Her obituary...
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Marian Tracy: 17 Cookbooks and Counting
As I continue to document the career of newspaper food editor Marian Tracy, I have started to keep track of her cookbooks. She had quite a reach. For example, her casserole cookbook was reissued more...
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Talking Food History at Le Cordon Bleu Orlando
I had a great time talking about newspaper food editors and the cooking of the 1950s & 1960s at Le Cordon Bleu Orlando yesterday. A great groups of chefs and future chefs.
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