Eating My Words: An Appetite For Life
by Mimi Sheraton
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As one of the country's foremost restaurant reviewers, Mimi Sheraton set the standard for food writing and criticism. In this engrossing memoir, the doyenne of food criticism explains how she developed her passion for writing about food and wine, sharing the secrets of her career, including her years at the New York Times. Witty and honest, she talks openly about the importance of anonymity, her battle with weight, and the demands of juggling work with the needs of a husband and son. From show more fine dining to lunch in New York City public schools, Mimi Sheraton gives readers the big dish on a life in food. show lessTags
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Mimi Sheraton is a former New York Times restaurant critic who now free-lances for The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, and other magazines. Her cookbook The Whole World Loves chicken Soup won both the IACP Julia Child Award and the James Beard Award. She lives in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Food & Cooking, General Nonfiction
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- 641.30092 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics Food History, geographic treatment, biography Biography
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- TX649 .S27 .A3 — Technology Home economics Home economics Cooking
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