Your Local Newspaper
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fabrisseI have mixed feelings about the Food sections of most newspapers.
Some of my earliest, best recipes came out of The Washington Post or Seventeen magazine. I still use several of them.
But in the case of The Washington Post, it was at least partially because one of the most famous consumer advocates of the 1970s, Marion Burros, was the main contributer to the page. She may also have been the editor of the section, but I wasn't yet paying attention to that type of information.
In general, I'm in favor of them. Often they'll suggest pairings or have simple recipes that let me explore ideas I wouldn't have come up with on my own.
However, there are dangers. Some of those pairings? I wouldn't have come up with them because they're fucking awful. There's also the fad aspect. For awhile, every single newspaper will have the same revelation. Two years ago, it was Fava beans; this year it seems to be coconut cream (LA Times and The Washington Post have both run articles).
Some of my earliest, best recipes came out of The Washington Post or Seventeen magazine. I still use several of them.
But in the case of The Washington Post, it was at least partially because one of the most famous consumer advocates of the 1970s, Marion Burros, was the main contributer to the page. She may also have been the editor of the section, but I wasn't yet paying attention to that type of information.
In general, I'm in favor of them. Often they'll suggest pairings or have simple recipes that let me explore ideas I wouldn't have come up with on my own.
However, there are dangers. Some of those pairings? I wouldn't have come up with them because they're fucking awful. There's also the fad aspect. For awhile, every single newspaper will have the same revelation. Two years ago, it was Fava beans; this year it seems to be coconut cream (LA Times and The Washington Post have both run articles).
