Rowan Jacobsen

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Rowan Jacobsen is an American author and journalist. He is known for his writings on nature, science, sustainability, and the organoleptic experience.

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Biography

Jacobsen is the author of seven books. His eighth book, Truffle Hound, is scheduled to be released in October 2021. His writing has appeared in The New York Times , Newsweek , Harper's Magazine , Outside , Orion, Eating Well, Forbes , Popular Science , Mother Jones , Vice , Lucky Peach, Food & Wine, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Audubon, and Yankee among others. [1]

Jacobsen's work is regularly anthologized in The Best American Science & Nature Writing and Best Food Writing collections. He has been an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow where he has written about endangered diversity on the borderlands between India, Myanmar, and China. As a McGraw Center for Business Journalism Fellow, he wrote about the disruptive potential of plant-based proteins and as a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT he focused on the environmental and evolutionary impact of synthetic biology. He has performed with Pop-Up Magazine, lectured at Harvard and Yale, and appeared on CBS, NBC, and NPR. He currently lives in Vermont. [2] [3]

Awards and honors

Jacobsen received the James Beard Awards for his book: A Geography of Oysters and his Eating Well piece, "Or Not to Bee." [4] His Outside Magazine piece, "Heart of Dark Chocolate," received the Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers for best adventure story of the year.[ citation needed ] His Harper's piece, "The Homeless Herd," was named best magazine piece of the year by the Overseas Press Club. [5] [ failed verification ] His book, "Apples of Uncommon Character " was named the Best Food Book of the Year by the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, NPR, and others. Lastly, Fruitless Fall received the 2009 Green Prize for Sustainable Literature. [6]

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  2. ↑ Pasanen, Melissa (October 3, 2014). "Mind-blowing, brown sugary and Cheeto-like apples". The Burlington Free Press.
  3. ↑ "Rowan and Mary Jacobsen". Edible Vermont.
  4. ↑ "Rowan Jacobsen". James Beard Foundation.
  5. ↑ "Rowan Jacobsen". Rowan Jacobsen.
  6. ↑ "The Green Prize for sustainable literature". Santa Monica Public Library . Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ Fabricant, Florence (October 9, 2007). "Food Stuff". New York Times.
  8. ↑ "There's Much More To Apples Than Meets The Eye". NPR.org. September 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ Doyle, Terrance (January 17, 2017). "Oyster Expert Rowan Jacobsen Stops by Test Kitchen to Discuss His New Book". America's Test Kitchen.
  10. ↑ Steinman, Eric (December 14, 2008). "Tips from Oyster Expert Rowan Jacobsen". Bon Appetit.


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