Laurie Wolf

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Laurie Wolf
BornLaurie Gail Goldrich
c. 1956 (age 6566)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Education The Culinary Institute of America
Genre Children's books, Food writing
Spouse
Bruce Wolf
(m. 1984)

Laurie Goldrich Wolf (born c. 1956 [1] ) is an American food writer and entrepreneur. Her husband since 1984, Bruce Wolf, who is a professional photographer, [2] [3] sometimes collaborates with her. [4]

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Education and early career

Wolf graduated from the Calhoun School in Manhattan [2] and The Culinary Institute of America, worked as a chef and caterer, and as food editor for Mademoiselle and Child for 18 years. [5] [6] Wolf and her husband moved from New York to Portland in 2008. [6]

Book writing

Wolf has written several children's books. Candy 1 to 20 (photography by her husband Bruce), which teaches children to read and count numbers with photographs of candy, received a Kirkus Reviews writeup that noted its "transformation of the familiar into the sweetly surprising", [7] and a review from Publishers Weekly that called it an "especially kid-friendly approach to counting". [8]

Her 2014 Portland, Oregon Chef's Table was described as "both as a cookbook and a restaurant guide", [6] and a "powerful tour of Portland's current restaurant scene". [5] The book contains a full chapter on brunch, [9] [4] a uniquely prominent facet of Portland's restaurant scene. [10]

Her crowdfunded 2015 cookbook Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis was coauthored with Melissa Parks, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Minneapolis. [11]

Since 2014, she has been the food writer for The Cannabist . [12] [13]

Business

Laurie and Bruce Wolf's Portland business Laurie & MaryJane produces sweet and savory cannabis edibles. [14] [13] [15]

Personal life

Wolf is a member of Portland's Jewish community. [16] Laurie and Bruce Wolf have two children. [3]

Bibliography

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References

  1. Neal Pollack (September 7, 2015), Magical freedom in Oregon: Reveling in pot parties and endless possibility, The Cannabist
  2. 1 2 "Laurie G. Goldrich Weds Bruce Wolf, Photographer", The New York Times , June 10, 1984
  3. 1 2 William L. Hamilton (January 15, 1998), "Photographers at Home; Living Lens: Self-Portraits Of Home", The New York Times
  4. 1 2 Grant Butler (July 9, 2012), "Cookbook review: 'Portland, Oregon Chef's Table' by Laurie Wolf", The Oregonian
  5. 1 2 Chris Onstad (August 9, 2012), "Kitchen Confidential: Portland's Best Kitchens Give Up Their Secrets in Portland, Oregon Chef's Table", Portland Monthly
  6. 1 2 3 Kayo Lackey (August 16, 2012), Q&A with Laurie Wolf, Author of 'Portland, Oregon Chef's Table', Oregon Public Broadcasting
  7. "Book review: Candy 1 to 20 by Laurie Wolf, Pam Abrams, photographed by Bruce Wolf", Kirkus Reviews , November 23, 2011, archived from the original on August 5, 2016
  8. "Book review: Candy 1 To 20–Laurie Wolf and Pam Abrams, photos by Bruce Wolf", Publishers Weekly
  9. Kate Williams (August 12, 2012), "'Go Home Thomas' Egg and Sausage Sandwich", Serious Eats (website)
  10. Farha Ternikar (2014), Brunch: A History, Rowman & Littlefield, p. 105, ISBN   9781442229433
  11. Marian Bull (December 9, 2015), "Mastering the Art of Stoned Cooking: A new cookbook aims to do for weed what Julia Child did for French cuisine", The New Republic
  12. "He reforms pot laws; She's a cannabis chef". Cannabist Show. July 10, 2015. Event occurs at 15:00. The Denver Post . Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  13. 1 2 Elise McDonough (February 11, 2015), "Psychedelicatessen: Cannabis Chocolate Threesome", High Times
  14. Melanie Sevcenko (June 2, 2016), "Age of the edibles awaits Oregon cannabis lovers as state changes law", The Guardian
  15. Laura Rillos (February 23, 2016), Marijuana packaging, labeling workshop draws big crowd in Portland, Portland, Oregon: KPTV News
  16. Gil Shefler (May 1, 2013), Meet restaurateur Lisa Schroeder, Portland's unofficial Jewish mother in chief, Jewish Telegraphic Agency