Holly Hughes (1) (1953–)
Author of Hoofbeats of Danger
For other authors named Holly Hughes, see the disambiguation page.
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Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone (2007) — Contributor — 582 copies, 31 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Hughes, Holly A.
Warriner, Holly - Birthdate
- 1953-10-08
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Mount Holyoke College
University of Oxford - Occupations
- editor
writer - Organizations
- Scholastic
Frommer's
Fodor's Travel Guides - Relationships
- Warriner, Mercer (spouse)
- Short biography
- Holly Hughes is a freelance writer and editor who lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her husband and three children; she has been the editor of Pocket Books' Nancy Drew Mysteries, a contributing editor to Scholastic's Literary Cavalcade magazine, and an executive editor of Fodor's Travel Guides; for Frommer's, she has been series editor for Frommer's Irreverent Guides and Frommer's By Night Guide.Holly A. Huges; grew up in Indianapolis; attended Broad Ripple H.S., Mount Holyoke College, and Oxford University; she worked for a nonprofit in Washington D.C., then moved to New York City, where she worked for Scholastic Inc. for several years, writing first for kids, then for adults, then for corporate execs; she then became executive editor of Fodor's Travel Guides; in 1992 she started a freelance career, including travel books, culinary essays, movie reviews, mystery novels, study guides, and rock cirticism; she lives in New York with her husband and three children. (from https://lccn.loc.gov/n84013914)
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Reviews
As always: foods and meals I want to eat, meals I have no desire to experience. This one, more than the others in the series I've read so far, underscored what a privileged act it is to be a foodie, or to write about food. Sections delving into the social aspects of food, got into the sociopolitical: food deserts, a profile of a family living and cooking on food supplied through government assistance. And then, flip a few pages further, and there's pages of odes to heirloom tomatoes, to foie show more gras. Even chocolate cake. It's weird. I don't know what I think, yet. show less
I am not an adventurous eater yet mid-way through reading Best Food Writing 2014 edited by Holly Hughes I found myself in a Russian grocery store. I asked the grocer to choose food for me that she thought was tasty and representative . I taste tested meat, fish, cheese, dessert. I brought home a shopping bag of salami's, smoked fish, blintze and custard layer cake. I would not have had this happy adventure without reading this anthology.
The Best Food Writing brings together articles and show more essays from food writers, critics and bloggers. The essays were wide-ranging, well-written and immensely moving (A Toast Story, Last Meals,Tomato Pie and more). The politics, history, art and science of food as well as the joy of a deliciously baked bread were captured vividly in each author's writings. Even if a reader is not interested in a particular aspect of food writing it has something for everyone and probably much more than that.
I am reviewing this book for Netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. show less
The Best Food Writing brings together articles and show more essays from food writers, critics and bloggers. The essays were wide-ranging, well-written and immensely moving (A Toast Story, Last Meals,Tomato Pie and more). The politics, history, art and science of food as well as the joy of a deliciously baked bread were captured vividly in each author's writings. Even if a reader is not interested in a particular aspect of food writing it has something for everyone and probably much more than that.
I am reviewing this book for Netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. show less
Caution: Best Food Writing 2008 may whet your appetite! The essays range from the intense: descriptions of life in the kitchens of some of the finest and most influential restaurants in America, to the heartwarming: a tale of red beans and rice that make you homesick for New Orleans, whether or not you've ever been there. Some are educational, covering topics like cloned meat and how to make the perfect braise, while others take on the political: the ban on foie gras sale in Chicago, and show more still others are ethical: dealing with the consequences of vegetarianism or eating only food produced locally. There is an aspect of voyeurism: Jess Thomson eats at Alinea so you don't have to; and Scott Gold embraces the Ecuadorian delicacy of roasted guinea pig.
The authors of the essays, all professional food writers, whisk you away with considerable skill to their own corner of the gastronomic universe. Holly Hughes did an admirable job in collecting and arranging this multi-course feast - I feel compelled to seek out her previous collections BFW 2000-2007.
Altogether, this book offers a multitude of perspectives that will not only make you crave the scrumptious edibles described therein, but will make you think differently about the food we eat - and how it connects us all. show less
The authors of the essays, all professional food writers, whisk you away with considerable skill to their own corner of the gastronomic universe. Holly Hughes did an admirable job in collecting and arranging this multi-course feast - I feel compelled to seek out her previous collections BFW 2000-2007.
Altogether, this book offers a multitude of perspectives that will not only make you crave the scrumptious edibles described therein, but will make you think differently about the food we eat - and how it connects us all. show less
Either this series has gotten better or I just needed a break, because I enjoyed this more than previous year's editions. Though some of the themes are the same from year to year, the 2013 edition seemed to have a little more range, bringing in some lesser-known writers and not just relying on Pollan, Lam, etc. And even though this is still very much a smorgasbord, Hughes has included some longer articles, such as Elissa Altman's delightful excerpt from her memoir "Poor Man's Feast" and show more Corby Kummer's trenchant critique of the tasting-menu trend, that lend some much-appreciated depth. I think I'll still borrow this from the library rather than investing in my own copies, but I feel like my time reading this was well-spent. show less
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