Posts Tagged ‘food writing’

Why I Write About Food: It’s Journalism at Its Best

January 21st, 2011  By Paula Crossfield

I’ve been asked to respond to a query sent out by GOOD magazine’s new food hub, in their week-long series Food for Thinkers. They ask, “What does–or could, or even should–it mean to write about food today?”

I write about food because I think it is a vital issue that has for decades been critically overlooked by the media–and thus the American public–leaving a vast backlog of interesting stories. And because I think food has the potential to unite us. Read More

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A Look at How We Eat Now: America Eats! by Pat Willard

January 6th, 2009  By Rose Hayden-Smith

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Like one of the BBQ meals described in its pages, America Eats! by Pat Willard is tasty and completely satisfying.  It’s a timely book, too: not only because of the material’s origin as a New Deal project (which the nation’s current economic situation has all of us thinking and talking about), but because of the growing interest in American food culture and sustainable food systems.  Read More

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Learn to Write About Food, From Policy to Pleasure

November 17th, 2008  By Aaron French

There are many ways that we can interact with our food. We cook it, eat it, some of us garden or farm it, and perhaps we buy it at the market. In addition to all of those, some of us love to write about it. Read More

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