Mimi Sheraton
Mimi Sheraton | |
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| Born | Miriam Solomon February 10, 1926 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2023 (aged 97) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Midwood High School |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Food critic, writer, lecturer |
| Employer(s) | Seventeen, The New York Times, Time, Condé Nast Traveler, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The Daily Beast |
| Spouse | Richard Falcone |
| Children | 1 |
Miriam "Mimi" Sheraton (née Solomon; February 10, 1926 – April 6, 2023) was an American food critic.[1]
Early life and education
Sheraton's mother, Beatrice, was described as an excellent cook and her father, Joseph Solomon, as a commission merchant in a wholesale produce market.[2][3]
A 1943 graduate of Midwood High School,[4][5] Sheraton attended the NYU School of Commerce, majoring in marketing and minoring in journalism. She went to work as a home furnishing copywriter and a certified interior designer.
Food criticism
While traveling often as the home furnishing editor of Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California.[7] As of 2016, she was a food columnist for The Daily Beast.[8]
Personal life and death
Sheraton and her husband, Richard Falcone, had a son.[2]
Sheraton died in New York City on April 6, 2023, at the age of 97.[9]
Bibliography
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Books
- The Seducer's Cookbook, 1964[10]
- City Portraits; a Guide to 60 of the World's Great Cities, 1964[11]
- The German Cookbook, 1965[12]
- Family Circle's Barbecues From Around the World, 1973[13]
- Visions of Sugarplums: A Cookbook of Cakes, Cookies, Candies & Confections from All the Countries that Celebrate Christmas, 1986[14]
- Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life
- 1,000 Foods to Eat Before you Die
- From My Mother's Kitchen, 1977
- Mimi Sheraton's Favorite New York Restaurants, 1991
- Food Tales, 1992
- Food Markets of the World, 1997[15]
- Hors d'Oeuvres & Appetizers, 2001
- The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup, 2001[16]
- The Bialy Eaters, 2000[17]
- Eating My Words, 2004
Articles
- Sheraton, Mimi (December 3, 2012). "Charcuterie Dept.: Missing Links". The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 38. pp. 74–77. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
Awards
- 1974 Penney-Missouri Award[18]
- 1996 IACP and James Beard Foundation Awards, for The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup[19]
- 2014 James Beard Award for Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs, for an article on the Four Seasons' 40th anniversary in Vanity Fair[20][21]
References
- ^ "Who's Killing The Great Chefs of France".
- ^ a b c "Starchefs.com bio". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Witchel, Alex (May 12, 2004). "AT LUNCH WITH/MIMI SHERATON; Undisguised Pleasures Of a Former Critic". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Haberman, Clyde (December 7, 2004). "Fries Dance. Buns Smush. Minds Stretch". NY Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Katz, Nancie L. "Midwood to Honor Top Alumni", New York Daily News, October 13, 1999. Accessed January 28, 2018.
- ^ "7 Life Lessons We Can All Learn From An 89-Year-Old Food Writer". HuffPost. April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Starchefs.com bio".
- ^ Martin, Michael (December 18, 2016). "Dishing On Next Year's Food Trends". npr.org. All Things Considered. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
Mimi Sheraton writes a column for The Daily Beast.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Sheraton, Mimi (January 1, 1963). The Seducer's Cookbook. Random House.
- ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1964). City Portraits: A Guide to 60 of the World's Great Cities. Harper & Row.
- ISBN 978-0-394-40138-6.
- ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1973). Family Circle's Barbecues from Around the World. Family Circle.
- ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1968). Visions of Sugarplums: A Cookbook of Cakes, Cookies, Candies & Confections from All the Countries that Celebrate Christmas. Random House.
- ISBN 978-0-8109-1184-0.
- ISBN 978-0-446-67649-6.
- ISBN 978-0-7679-0502-2.
- ^ "Between The Lines". New York Magazine. November 18, 1974. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Cookstr.com". Cookstr.com.
- ^ "Mimi Sheraton | 2014 NYCWFF | OCT 16-19, 2014".
- ^ "James Beard Foundation Award - 2000 | Winners & Nominees". awardsandwinners.com.
External links
- Mimi Sheraton on Food Writing on YouTube