Mimi Sheraton

Mimi Sheraton (born Miriam Solomon; February 10, 1926) is an American food critic and writer.[1]

Mimi Sheraton
Born
Miriam Solomon

(1926-02-10) February 10, 1926
Flatbush, Brooklyn
EducationNew York University
Occupation(s)Food critic, writer, lecturer
Employer(s)Seventeen, New York Times

Family 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.

Sheraton married Richard Falcone and had one son.[2]

Food criticism

While traveling often as the home furnishing editor of Seventeen magazine, Sheraton began to explore her interest in food. In December 1975, she became the food critic for the New York Times.[2] She was its first female restaurant critic.[6]After leaving the paper in 1983, she wrote for magazines such as Time, Condé Nast Traveler, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. She lectured at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California.[7] As of 2016, she is a food columnist for The Daily Beast.[8]

Bibliography

Books
  • The Seducer's Cookbook, 1964
  • City Portraits; a Guide to 60 of the World's Great Cities, 1964
  • The German Cookbook, 1965
  • Family Circle's Barbecues From Around the World, 1973
  • Visions of Sugarplums: A Cookbook of Cakes, Cookies, Candies & Confections from All the Countries that Celebrate Christmas, 1986
  • The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup, 1995
  • 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
  • Hors d'Oeuvres & Appetizers, 2001
  • The Bialy Eaters, 2000
  • 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

References
  1. Who's Killing The Great Chefs of France
  2. Starchefs.com bio
  3. At Lunch with Mimi Sheraton: Undisguised Pleasures of a Former Critic
  4. Haberman, Clyde (December 7, 2004). "Fries Dance. Buns Smush. Minds Stretch". NY Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. Katz, Nancie L. "Midwood to Honor Top Alumni", New York Daily News, October 13, 1999. Accessed January 28, 2018.
  6. 7 Life Lessons We Can All Learn From Legendary Food Writer Mimi Sheraton
  7. Starchefs.com bio
  8. 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.
  9. "Between The Lines". New York Magazine. November 18, 1974. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  10. cloister.com Profile
  11. Mimi Sheraton | 2014 NYCWFF | OCT 16-19, 2014
  12. 2000 James Beard Foundation Award
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