Lauren Shockey
Lauren Shockey is a New York City-based food writer. She is the author of the recently released Four Kitchens, a memoir of learning to cook around the world.
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Lauren Shockey is a writer for the Village Voice who specializes in culinary journalism. Her articles have appeared in a variety of print publications including The New York Times Style Magazine, Gastronomica, ELLEgirl, Zink, and BRIDES, among others. Online, her writing can be found at Metromix New York and at Notes on a Party, where she blogs about restaurants and chefs. She is also the 2008 recipient of the Culinary Trust/Julia Child Foundation's grant to study culinary traditions in France. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Chicago where she majored in French literature, Lauren also holds a diploma in culinary arts from The French Culinary Institute and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Food Studies from New York University. In her spare time she enjoys playing squash, reading, and baking cannelés. She was born, raised, and is currently living in New York City.
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Eating Their Words: How Food Writing Collections Can Shape Us
A look at The Making of a Chef, Babette's Feast, and other books that determined the course of a food writer's evolution
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What a Girl Wants (It's Not Lychee-Flavored)
Are bubblegum-pink GIRL liqueur and Skinnygirl Margarita desirable drinks? Or merely insulting?
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The Jerky Boys (and Girls)
A wave of young artisans is taking dried, seasoned meat off the trails and into the big city. The trend's origins may be a mystery, but not its tastiness.
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In Former East Germany, a Search for Lost Foods
Some Germans long for their communist past. Their madeleines: Spreewald pickles, Mocca Fix, Globus peas, and Vita Cola.
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Defining Israeli Cuisine
Some say the young country has no food culture, but culinary traditions are slowly developing there.
