“Seek and She Shall Find” : Food Columnist Anne Long, the St. Petersburg Times and the Story of Home Cooks

Abstract

or 25 years, St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Food Columnist Anne Long connected her readers with recipes. Her column, “You Asked For It,” served as a resource for a changing food culture. She received an average of 50 letters each week and she said she knew many by their handwriting. She was a self-taught cook who worked to educate a cooking community. This study looks at how people communicate about food and the construction of food memories.

Presenters

Kimberly Voss
Professor, Journalism, University of Central Florida, Florida, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Poster Session

Theme

Food, Politics, and Cultures

KEYWORDS

Food Journalism, Food Writing, Food History, Food and Culture