Full Name Mimi Solomon | Home town New York City Name Mimi Sheraton | |
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Residence Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States Awards James Beard Award for Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs Nominations James Beard Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award Books The German cookbook, The Bialy Eaters, Eating My Words: An Appetite f, The Whole World Loves Ch, 1 - 000 Foods to Eat Befor | ||
New york times food critic mimi sheraton
Mimi Sheraton is an influential food critic born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY (circa 1926). Her mother, Beatrice, has been described as an excellent cook and her father, Joseph Solomon, was a commission merchant in a wholesale produce market.,
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- New york times food critic mimi sheraton
- Gotham on a plate food and nyc a critic s journey a conversation with mimi sheraton
- Education and early career
- Food critic career
- Honors and awards
- Personal life
- References
Gotham on a plate food and nyc a critic s journey a conversation with mimi sheraton
Education and early career
Sheraton attended the NYU School of Commerce, majoring in marketing and minoring in journalism. She went to work as a home furnishing copywriter. That led her on a path to becoming a certified interior designer. While traveling often as the home furnishing editor at Seventeen Magazine, she began to explore her interest in food. Her food career continued and in December 1975, she became the food critic for the New York Times, where she stayed for eight years. Sheraton was the first female restaurant critic at the Times.
Food critic career
After leaving the Times in 1983, Sheraton worked for a variety of magazines, including Time, Condé Nast Traveler, Harpers Bazaar, and Vogue. She has lectured at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration as well as the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California.
Honors and awards
Personal life
Married to Richard Falcone, she has one son.