Category Archives: About Me

Cooking therapy

By Jane | Published: February 24, 2011
My grandma taught me to love food and cooking -- and how to make her fabulous rollups. And every time I stand at the stove, she is with me.
Also posted in Recipes | 4 Comments

Winter wonder: kishu mandarins

By Jane | Published: January 24, 2011
Kishu mandarins are sweet-as-candy orbs of sunshine. Try them. You'll like them.
Also posted in Miscellaneous Stuff I Like | 1 Comment

A new year preview

By Jane | Published: December 24, 2010
The latest in our book research. And what's coming up in January, including trips to Louisville and Santa Barbara.
Posted in About Me | 1 Comment

Almost Heaven Pad Thai

By Jane | Published: November 16, 2010
Working from home affords a lot more time for cooking. My new -- and soon to be famous -- pad Thai.
Also posted in Cooking | 2 Comments

Why not West Virginia??

By Jane | Published: November 11, 2010
The menu: Local prosciutto, roast pork loin, blue hubbard squash topped with candied pumpkin seeds, braised rape, rice cooked with pecans and cider and cornbread. Who said we'd go hungry in West Virginia?
Also posted in Chefs, Sustainable Food, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Why West Virginia?

By Jane | Published: October 28, 2010
For weeks friends and colleagues have been asking me the same question: Why are you moving to West Virginia? Here's the answer.
Posted in About Me | 10 Comments

  • About Me

    Jane BlackI am a Brooklyn-based food writer who covers food politics, trends and sustainability issues. My work appears in the Washington Post, (where I was a staff writer), the New York Times, Slate, New York magazine and other publications. On this site, you will find my blog and links to my written work and my Washington Post column, Smarter Food.
      

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