I started off my career in San Francisco at CNET News.com. We were a motley crew but we did have the distinction of being journalists at the first real-time news site. My ex-colleagues have mostly gone on to tech glory. Some made fortunes in the Internet boom; one now works at Berkeley National Labs doing something that is very important but I couldn’t possibly explain.
Me? It took me 14 years to launch a Web site and write my very first blog post.
But here I am. So first up thanks to Kenneth B. Smith, the ever-patient and generous designer who worked with me to put together janeblack.net. And the one who insisted this should not be a static “resume” site. Ken made me sit down and get going on the blog. Thanks.
It’s taken so long for me to get this going because, well, much of what I think about food ends up published in The Washington Post and on our section’s blog, All We Can Eat or on Twitter. But as anyone who knows me knows, I’m thinking about food pretty much from the time I wake up until I go to bed so I’m sure there will be plenty to say once I get the hang of it.
Welcome. Stay a while And come back and visit!
I am a food writer at The Washington Post where I cover food politics, trends and sustainability issues. My reporting and writing examines how politics, culture and business affect what ends up on our plates – and how that is dramatically changing. On this site, you will find links to my work and my blog, which explores the pleasures and challenges of good food.
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I couldn’t resist leaving you your first comment. Congratulations on the site, it’s beautiful (clean and clear, yet still some style—the header is great).
I quite enjoy your work. Looking forward to reading more of it!
Took me a while to figure out how to approve and respond to these. But thanks, tea_austen. I’m excited to have a comment and a reader!