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Julia Reed is a contributing editor at Garden Gun, where she writes the magazine's "The High the Low" column. She is the author of Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns, and Other Southern Specialties; Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena; and The House on First Street: My New Orleans visa mer Story. Reed lives in New Orleans. visa färre
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Reed, Julia Evans
Födelsedag
1960-09-11
Avled
2020-08-28
Kön
female
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Dödsort
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Dödsorsak
cancer
Bostadsorter
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New York, New York, USA
Utbildning
Georgetown University
Madeira School
Yrken
journalist
columnist
essayist
food writer
business executive
Organisationer
Newsweek
Vogue
The New York Times Magazine
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Garden and Gun
Conde Nast Traveler (visa alla 7)
Elle Decor
Kort biografi
Julia Reed (1960-2020) was a contributing editor at Newsweek, where she wrote the food and drink column. She appeared regularly on CNN and is a contributor to Garden and Gun, Conde Nast Traveler, Elle Décor, The New York Times and Vogue. From 1988 to 2008, she was senior writer at Vogue. She was chair of the board of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans.

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This book was like a monologue from the drunkest gal at the party - she thinks she is witty and entertaining, but her anecdotes don't lead anywhere and don't fit together in a narrative sense. Plus, her name-dropping is annoying, especially since most of the people are not famous.
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blueskygreentrees | 3 andra recensioner | Jul 30, 2023 |
This is a collection of essays written by the late Julia Reed edited by Everett Bexley. Ms Reed wrote on many topics for many outlets during her career and Mr. Bexley groups his selections by theme, beginning with Fashion and Beauty and ending with The South by way of Food, People and Adventures. I started reading at the beginning and then, when I got bored I skipped around the various departments. I still didn't find anything I liked. Ms Reed's background and interests are different from mine and I struggled to find a point of connection. I didn't finish the book and don't recommend it.

One truly strange thing is the intro by the Southern humorist Roy Blount Jr. Mr. Blount tries to use one side of a phone conversation he overheard while visiting Ms Reed. I don't know if it is a failure of ARC punctuation or what, but I could not make hide nor hair of the episode.

I received a review copy of "Dispatches from the Gilded Age" from St. Martin's Press through NetGalley.com.
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Dokfintong | Sep 6, 2022 |
Julia Reed's New Orleans is a treat for the senses. Like Jason's Mom's Christmas Potatoes. Imagine the lowly potato accompanied with such heavy hitters as heavy cream, Parmigiano Reggiano, and Boursin cheese. Never mind waiting for Christmas. Just reading the recipe and viewing the photo is enough to make a body drool. And then turn around and put Boursin cheese with garlic and fine herbs on the shopping list. And this is just one example.

Packed with mouth-watering recipes and drool-inducing photos, this is a book that has you anxious to head to the kitchen and try out some of these recipes for yourself. And, the sooner, the better.
As the title of the book says "Food, Fun...Letting the Good Times Roll."
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jeanbmac | Jul 28, 2020 |
A semi entertaining and humorous mismatch of essays portraying the many idiosyncracies to be found in the South. The authors love for the home of her birth, the Mississippi Delta does shine through. Essays touching on food, family, school, though her viewpoint is often viewed through her priviledged background. A church where guns are welcome but they are offended if one brings alcohol onto their grounds. Politness hiding much of a person's thoughts, generally thoughts not favorable.

Enjoyed some of these essays thst point out the lowest and highest points of being Southern. Had to laugh when she classified Honey Boo Boo as being one of the lowest. Never watched that show but knew who she was from reading the Enquirer when standing in line at the grocers. Can't understand the appeal, but then again can't understand the fascination many have for anything Kardashian.

So a mixed bag, but a nice diversion, easy to pick out an essay here and there, though this collection seems to lack cohesion. Just my opinion, some I probably just didn't get, not being Southern myself.
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Beamis12 | 1 annan recension | Sep 2, 2018 |

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Även av
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Medlemmar
581
Popularitet
#43,163
Betyg
½ 3.5
Recensioner
16
ISBN
27
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1

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