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Alfa-Betty Olsen

Alfa-Betty Olsen

Alfa-Betty Olsen is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and television writer. More

Alfa-Betty Olsen is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and television writer. After graduating from The State University of Iowa in Iowa City, Olsen returned to New York and worked with Mel Brooks on The Producers and was the casting director of that film. She then worked with Marshall Efron on the landmark PBS series The Great American Dream Machine followed by an Emmy-winning career writing for television with Efron. They have also written many film scripts. Other Olsen-Efron collaborations have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Esquire, National Lampoon and Spy. Their seven published books include several children's books, most recently Gabby The Shrew (Random House), illustrated by celebrated New Yorker cartoonist, Roz Chast.
Norway's Boiled Foods: An Unexpected Pleasure

Norway's Boiled Foods: An Unexpected Pleasure

Health Mar 25 2010, 8:47 AM ET

Brooklyn's 8th Avenue may no longer be called Lapskaus Boulevard, but memories of the eponymous stew remain… More »

An All-Ikea Meal

An All-Ikea Meal

Health Jan 5 2010, 8:07 AM ET

The author sets out on a mission to make a dinner composed entirely of foods bought at the ubiquitous Swedish megastore.… More »

You Won't See This On the Food Network

Health Nov 6 2009, 8:08 AM ET

Comedian Marshall Efron takes on the cooking channel by teaching us to make something no one wants to eat.… More »

A Culinary Walking Tour of Brooklyn

A Culinary Walking Tour of Brooklyn

Health Sep 22 2009, 12:45 PM ET

Eat everything from falafel to schnitzel in a 10-block section of Bay Ridge. SLIDE SHOW  I… More »

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