Tamar Haspel

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Tamar Haspel
OccupationFood columnist
Employer The Washington Post

Tamar Haspel is an American columnist who "writes on the intersection of food and science" for The Washington Post . Her column "Unearthed" has twice been nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award, which she won in 2015. [1] Her piece "How to get people to cook more? Get eaters to complain less" was anthologized in The Best Food Writing 2015. [2] [3] She is the author of the 2022 book To Boldly Grow about the pleasures and perils of growing, killing and harvesting your own food. [4]

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References

  1. "Tamar Haspel wins James Beard award for Unearthed column". April 25, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Unearthed: How to get people to cook more? Get eaters to complain less". December 30, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. Hughes, Holly (2015-10-20). Best Food Writing 2015. Hachette Books. ISBN   9780738218656.
  4. Press Herald: "Book offers much food for thought"