Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Write

Description: Hometown Appetites by Kelly Alexander, Cynthia Harris An award-winning food writer and a university archivist come together to revive the legacy of Clementine Paddleford, a go-anywhere, taste-anything, ask-everything kind of reporter, who traveled more than 50,000 miles a year in search of [food] stories ("The New York Times"). Two 8-page b&w inserts. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A rollicking biography of a pioneering American woman and one of our greatest culinary figuresIn Hometown Appetites, Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris come together to revive the legacy of the most important food writer you have never heard of. Clementine Paddleford was a Kansas farm girl who grew up to chronicle Americas culinary habits. Her weekly readership at the New York Herald Tribune topped 12 million during the 1950s and 1960s and she earned a salary of $250,000. Yet twenty years after "Americas best-known food editor" passed away, she had been forgotten--until now.Before Paddleford, newspaper food sections were dull primers on home economy. But she changed all of that, composing her own brand of sassy, unerringly authoritative prose designed to celebrate regional home cooking. This book restores Paddlefords name where it belongs- in the pantheon alongside greats like James Beard and Julia Child. Review Selected as one of the 2009 Kansas Notable Books In "Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harriss smartly drawn, surprisingly uplifting biography [...] the authors share Paddlefords eye for a good story, deftly documenting their subjects well-deserved contributions to food journalism, but balancing them with biographical color." -New York Post "Alexander and Harris paint an affectionate portrait of the eccentric writer, an ebullient yet imposing individualist and charismatic adventurer...Rich, flavorful and spirited, like its subject and the cuisines she chronicled." -Kirkus "At long last, an enthusiastic, significant rehabilitation of Paddlefords career as food writer from 1936 to 1966 at the New York Herald Tribune...The authors make an upbeat case for reconsidering Paddlefords achievement in this enjoyable read, and include a slew of her comfort recipes." -Publishers Weekly Review Quote Selected as one of the 2009 Kansas Notable BooksIn Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris Details ISBN1592404847 Author Cynthia Harris Short Title HOMETOWN APPETITES Language English ISBN-10 1592404847 ISBN-13 9781592404841 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Audience Age 18-17 Illustrations Yes Imprint Gotham Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Subtitle The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer who Chronicled How America Ate US Release Date 2009-09-01 UK Release Date 2009-09-01 Pages 368 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2009-09-01 DEWEY B Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-08-31 AU Release Date 2009-08-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160386724;

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