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Corby Kummer - Corby Kummer's work in The Atlantic has established him as one of the most widely read, authoritative, and creative food writers in the United States. The San Francisco Examiner pronounced him "a dean among food writers in America." More

Corby Kummer's work in The Atlantic has established him as one of the most widely read, authoritative, and creative food writers in the United States. The San Francisco Examiner pronounced him "a dean among food writers in America." Julia Child once said, "I think he's a very good food writer. He really does his homework. As a reporter and a writer he takes his work very seriously." Kummer's 1990 Atlantic series about coffee was heralded by foodies and the general public alike. The response to his recommendations about coffees and coffee-makers was typical--suppliers scrambled to meet the demand. As Giorgio Deluca, co-founder of New York's epicurean grocery Dean & Deluca, says: "I can tell when Corby's pieces hit; the phone doesn't stop ringing." His book, The Joy of Coffee, based on his Atlantic series, was heralded by The New York Times as "the most definitive and engagingly written book on the subject to date." In nominating his work for a National Magazine Award (for which he became a finalist), the editors wrote: "Kummer treats food as if its preparation were something of a life sport: an activity to be pursued regularly and healthfully by knowledgeable people who demand quality." Kummer's book The Pleasures of Slow Food celebrates local artisans who raise and prepare the foods of their regions with the love and expertise that come only with generations of practice. Kummer was restaurant critic of New York Magazine in 1995 and 1996 and since 1997 has served as restaurant critic for Boston Magazine. He is also a frequent food commentator on television and radio. He was educated at Yale, and came to The Atlantic Monthly in 1981. He is the recipient of five James Beard Journalism Awards, including the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award.
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Highway to Heaven

By Corby Kummer

Jun 1 2009, 8:58 AM ET Comment



Yes, it's nice to find fuel when you need it, and the Mass Pike is unusually well served with big "plazas" that provide a few of the essentials, and one of the stops even used to have good coffee, though Lavazza closed its coffee stand. Some of the food-court vendors are even local, and I've found Massachusetts-made candy and snack foods at some of the gas-station shops.

But farmer's markets in the parking lots trump all, and they've set up business again for the season all along the Pike, which runs clear across the state. En route to the Berkshires or Cape Cod you won't find a better place to stock your rental-house kitchen or motel room. Here's a charming item in the Globe, and here's the easy-to-navigate farmer's-market page from the Mass Ag site.

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