Women on Food

I am very involved in food (not just eating it) and I will say that I learned about so many writers and others in food that were not familiar to me. I particularly enjoyed the author's own essay about Gael and Mimi, competing restaurant critics in NYC.

Bought as a gift and she loved it!

Ms. Druckman does it again! Another interesting, thought provoking tome from one of the most creative thinkers of today.

Great book! Gave it as a gift as well.

Editor Charlotte Druckman has compiled an interesting and comprehensive collection of essays, interviews, questionnaires, and much more about women in the world of food. These include writers, chefs, critics, and others in the food industry. It is a good book to enjoy in parts. I particularly enjoyed the questionnaire sections where various women would be polled on a topic, such as "What's the best thing since sliced bread?" I also enjoyed some of the interviews, particularly Rachel Ray's story.It has gotten better for women in a field dominated by men but it is still a bit of a battle. I worked in restaurants for many years and saw a lot of this firsthand. I think any woman considering a career in the food industry would benefit from reading this.

While the book does include some interesting content - especially Rachael Ray's story - it really lacks diversity. Where are voices from other cities? And also: the militant position of "women chefs" is tiresome. Why not just say "chef?" Every time someone defines or qualifies a person in any professional capacity as a "woman chef," or a "woman winemaker," there is an automatic assumption that she overcame something. We don't say "man winemaker" or "man chef," - let's equal the playing field and just say "chefs" or "winemakers" or whatever.

What a disappointment. I really liked the idea of an entire book of food writing - articles, interviews, questions posted to a variety of different wormen writers. But how dull it all was. Nothing light hearted at all. I only got about halfway through the book and even then I only read the start of many of the essays and interviews. Dull, dull, dull.

Loved this take on women in the food industry, and it doubled up as a great gift for a friend who also loved it!