Mimi Sheraton

Mimi Sheraton
Born
Miriam Solomon

(1926-02-10)February 10, 1926
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 2023(2023-04-06) (aged 97)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationMidwood High School
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)Food critic, writer, lecturer
Employer(s)Seventeen, The New York Times, Time, Condé Nast Traveler, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The Daily Beast
SpouseRichard Falcone
Children1

Miriam "Mimi" Sheraton (née Solomon; February 10, 1926 – April 6, 2023) was an American food critic.[1]

Early life 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.

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 was a food columnist for The Daily Beast.[8]

Personal life and death

Sheraton and her husband, Richard Falcone, had a son.[2]

Sheraton died in New York City on April 6, 2023, at the age of 97.[9]

Bibliography

Books

  • The Seducer's Cookbook, 1964[10]
  • City Portraits; a Guide to 60 of the World's Great Cities, 1964[11]
  • The German Cookbook, 1965[12]
  • Family Circle's Barbecues From Around the World, 1973[13]
  • Visions of Sugarplums: A Cookbook of Cakes, Cookies, Candies & Confections from All the Countries that Celebrate Christmas, 1986[14]
  • 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[15]
  • Hors d'Oeuvres & Appetizers, 2001
  • The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup, 2001[16]
  • The Bialy Eaters, 2000[17]
  • 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". People. December 17, 1979. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Starchefs.com bio". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Witchel, Alex (May 12, 2004). "AT LUNCH WITH/MIMI SHERATON; Undisguised Pleasures Of a Former Critic". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Haberman, Clyde (December 7, 2004). "Fries Dance. Buns Smush. Minds Stretch". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Katz, Nancie L. (October 13, 1999). "Midwood to Honor Top Alumni". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Spiegel, Alison (April 15, 2015). "7 Life Lessons We Can All Learn From An 89-Year-Old Food Writer". HuffPost.
  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. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (April 7, 2023). "Mimi Sheraton, Innovative Food Critic at The New York Times, Dies at 97". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (January 1, 1963). The Seducer's Cookbook. Random House.
  11. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1964). City Portraits: A Guide to 60 of the World's Great Cities. Harper & Row.
  12. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (October 12, 1965). The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-0-394-40138-6.
  13. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1973). Family Circle's Barbecues from Around the World. Family Circle.
  14. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1968). Visions of Sugarplums: A Cookbook of Cakes, Cookies, Candies & Confections from All the Countries that Celebrate Christmas. Random House.
  15. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (1997). Food Markets of the World. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-1184-0.
  16. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (2001). The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup: Recipes and Lore to Comfort Body and Soul. Warner. ISBN 978-0-446-67649-6.
  17. ^ Sheraton, Mimi (2000). The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-0502-2.
  18. ^ "Between The Lines". New York Magazine. November 18, 1974. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Google Books.
  19. ^ "Cookstr.com". Cookstr.com.
  20. ^ "Mimi Sheraton | 2014 NYCWFF | OCT 16-19, 2014".
  21. ^ "James Beard Foundation Award - 2000 | Winners & Nominees". awardsandwinners.com.