Best Food Writing 2014

by Holly Hughes

  Roth, Anna. “Austerity Measures: A Restaurant Critic’s Week on Food Stamps.” Copyright © 2013 by SF Weekly. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Saslow, Eli. “Waiting for the 8th.” From The Washington Post, December 15, 2013 © 2013 Washington Post Company. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this Content without express written permission is prohibited.

  Altman, Elissa. “A Sort of Chicken That We Call Fish.” Copyright © 2013 by Elissa Altman. Originally published by PoorMansFeast.com, December 9, 2013. Used by permission of the author.

  Yonan, Joe. “Forget the Clock, Remember Your Food.” Excerpts from Eat Your Vegetables: Bold Recipes for the Single Cook by Joe Yonan, text copyright © 2013 by Joe Yonan. Used by permission of Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved.

  Hoffman, Steve. “Meals From a Hunter.” Copyright © 2013 by Steve Hoffman. Originally published by Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 27, 2013. Used by permission of the author.

  Strand, Oliver. “The Man Machine.” Copyright © 2014 by Oliver Strand. Originally published by Fool #4, January 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  O’Donnel, Kim. “Cooking as the Cornerstone to A Sustainable Food System.” Copyright © 2013 by CivilEats.com/SMF. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Lin, Irvin. “How to Boil Water.” Copyright © 2014 by the author. Originally published by Eat the Love (www.eatthelove.com), April 1, 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Goulding, Matt. “The Lions of Bangkok Street Food.” Copyright © 2014 by Matt Goulding. Originally published by RoadsandKingdoms.com. Used by permission of the author.

  Watson, Molly. “How to Cook a Turkey.” Copyright © 2013 by Molly Watson. Originally published by The Dinner Files (www.thedinnerfiles.com). Used by permission of the author.

  Sachs, Adam. “And Baby Makes Free-for-All.” Copyright © 2013 by Condé Nast. Originally published by Bon Appétit, September 2013. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Murray, Erin Byers. “Sense of Self.” Copyright © 2014 by FoodThinkers.com. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Bhide, Monica. “The Ghosts of Cakes Past.” Copyright © 2014 by Monica Bhide. Used by permission of the author.

  Gopnik, Adam. “Bread and Women.” Copyright © 2013 by Adam Gopnik. Originally published by The New Yorker, November 4, 2013. Used by permission of the author.

  López-Alt, J. Kenji. “The Science of the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies.” Copyright © 2013 by Serious Eats. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Burneko, Albert. “How to Cook Chicken Cutlets, and Give Yourself a Reason to Keep Living.” Copyright © 2014 by DeadSpin.com. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Bir, Sara. “Smelted.” Copyright © 2013 by Sara Bir. Originally appeared in FullGrownPeople.com. Used by permission of the author.

  Black, Jane. “A Green Movement: A Short History of Kale.” Copyright © 2014 by Dark Rye. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Barber, Dan. “The 16.9 Carrot.” From The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber, copyright © 2014 by Dan Barber. Used by permission of The Penguin Press, a division of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

  Paynter, Ben. “Monsanto Is Going Organic in a Quest for the Perfect Veggie.” Text by Ben Paynter; Wired, January 2014 issue. Ben Paynter / Wired / Condé Nast.

  Taxel, Laura. “Kevin Scheuring: The Flavor Man.” Copyright © 2014 by Laura Taxel. Originally published by Edible Cleveland, Winter 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Nichols, Rick. “Yellow Dutch.” Copyright © 2014 by Edible Philly. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Hitt, Jack. “The Forgotten Harvest.” Copyright © 2014 by Jack Hitt. Originally published by Garden & Gun, April/May 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Halberstadt, Alex. “The Leading Light of Pastry.” Copyright © 2014 by Alex Halberstadt. Originally appeared in Food & Wine, February 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Henry, Sarah. “Cheapskates.” Copyright © 2014 by Edible San Francisco. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Rodell, Besha. “Sherry Yard’s Sweet Independence.” First published in LA Weekly, a Voice Media Group publication.

  Lam, Francis. “A Day on Long Island with Alex Lee.” Copyright © 2013 by Francis Lam. Originally published by Lucky Peach, fall 2013. Used by permission of the author.

  Kessler, John. “Savoring the Now.” From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 6, 2013 © 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this Content without express written permission is prohibited.

  Mondy, Dave. “The Tao of Bianco.” Copyright © 2014 by Dave Mondy. Originally published in Edible Baja Arizona, May/June 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Bruni, Frank. “Familiarity Breeds Content.” From The New York Times, September 18, 2013 ©2013 The New York Times. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this Content without express written permission is prohibited.

  Carson, Tom. “Everyman’s Fish.” Copyright © 2014 by Tom Carson. Originally published by Saveur, August/September 2013. Used by permission of the author.

  Procopio, Michael. “The Cheese Toast Incident.” Copyright © 2014 by FoodfortheThoughtless.com. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Leite, David. “Because I Can.” Copyright © 2013 by Leite’s Culinaria. Used by permission of the publisher.

  Ozersky, Josh. “Solitary Man.” Copyright © 2013 by Josh Ozersky. Originally published in Saveur, November 2013. Used by permission of the author.

  Hood, Ann. “Tomato Pie.” Copyright © 2014 by Ann Hood. Originally appeared in Tin House, Issue #59. Used by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

  Colwin, Laurie. “Laurie Colwin’s Tomato Pie.” Reprinted by permission of Donadio & Olson, Inc. Copyright 2014, Laurie Colwin.

  Jacobsen, Rowan. “The Invasivore’s Dilemma.” Copyright © 2014 by Rowan Jacobsen. Originally published by Outside, April 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Martin, Daniella. “Learning How to Taste.” Excerpt from Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet by Daniella Martin, published in the United States by Amazon Publishing, 2014. Used with permission of Amazon Publishing, www.apub.com, all rights reserved.

  Gentry, Amy. “Seven Bald Men and a Kumquat Tree: Rob Connoley, Silver City’s Non-Native Son,” in Gastronomica, vol. 13, no. 3, Fall 2013, pp. 13–20. © 2013 by the Regents of the University of California. Published by the University of California Press.

  Pang, Kevin. “Fixed Menu: Eating with the Inmates of Westville Correctional Facility.” Copyright © 2014 by Kevin Pang. Originally appeared in Lucky Peach¸ Spring 2014. Used by permission of the author.

  Cunningham, Brent. “Last Meals.” Copyright © 2014 by Brent Cunningham. Originally appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly. Used by permission of the author.

  ABOUT THE EDITOR

  Holly Hughes is a writer, the former executive editor of Fodor’s Travel Publications, and author of Frommer’s 500 Places for Food and Wine Lovers.

  Submissions for Best Food Writing 2015

  Submissions and nominations for Best Food Writing 2015 should be forwarded no later than May 15, 2015, to Holly Hughes at Best Food Writing 2015, c/o Da Capo Press, 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston MA 02210, or emailed to best.food@perseusbooks.com. We regret that, due to volume, we cannot acknowledge receipt of all submissions.

 

 

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