I’ve been a food writer and cookbook reviewer since 2001, although it’s probably fair to say that I’ve never not loved food.
I live and breathe cookbooks, both because I love them and because it’s my job; my kids have grown up on nightly recipe-testing. In one sense, our family rarely travels. But in another sense, we travel every night–by eating the food of places and people we may never get the chance to see in person.
My reviews appear in the Boston Globe, at NPR, and at eatyourbooks.com. (I’m also a regular contributor to NPR’s Kitchen Window series, and I’ve written stories for AOL, the Associated Press, and many other publications.) But I see and use cookbooks more than the occasional review can accommodate.
This blog is a gathering place for everything I do with cookbooks. It’s a place to find out what cookbooks I’m testing at any given moment. It’s a place to find out about some of the best new recipes in real time, as they’re being tested. And it’s also a place to find my published reviews.
When I’m not writing about food or cooking food, I enjoy growing it, both at the school across the street with my children and their friends and at my own house.
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3 comments
November 22, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Caroline
Hi Susan,
Are you open to recieving cookbooks for possible review? Running Press has some fabulous cookbooks and I’d like to send you two of our top ones from the upcoming spring 2012 list.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Caroline
Caroline Brown
Publicity Manager
Running Press Book Publishers
2300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
tel 215.567.5374 / fax 215.568.2919
caroline.brown@perseusbooks.com
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November 25, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Sydney Towne
Ms. Chang,
My name is Sydney Towne and I’m the event’s coordinator at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA. I’m smitten with your book and would love to ask you to be a part of our annual holiday book signing, but I’m having trouble finding your contact information. I figured this was as good a shot as any. If you’re interested would you please email me at Odysseynews@aol.com or call 413-534-7307.
Thank you so much,
Sydney Towne
November 27, 2011 at 1:09 am
kj stevens
I wish you would recommend a vegetarian cookbook for the person who does not particularly enjoy cooking….you know, simple recipes that dont make you drive all over to get odd ingredients, and tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about cooking, storing, etc, etc…….