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Dorothy Kalins is an award-winning magazine editor, with experience as the founding editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home, founding editor of Saveur, executive editor of Newsweek, and much more. She has collaborated on many cookbooks, including David Tanis's bestselling A Platter of Figs, Michael Anthony's V is for Vegetables, Michael Solomonov's Zahav, and many others. In 2018, she was honored with induction into the American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame. Kalins was the first woman ever named Adweek's Editor of the Year, and in 2013, Kalins was voted into the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who in Food & Beverage. She lives in New York City with her husband.
[Kalins] shares the coaxed-out wisdom, tips, skills, and recipes from legends like Marcella Hazan, Michael Anthony, and David Tanis, as well as family and friends . . . whose cooking has enriched her life. I'll shout to the heavens if need be: buy this book. It will help you soar higher than you ever dreamed. - Food & Wine Kalins digs deep into memories and sessions with internationally known chefs (e.g., the late Marcella Hazan) to uncover the answers to 'what, exactly, are the secrets of great kitchen work?' . . . Beautifully written, thoughtful content that mirrors our current mindfulness movement. - Booklist (starred review) The Kitchen Whisperers is a personal chronicle of culinary wisdom collected over a lifetime of eating, cooking, and making friends over food. Dorothy's voice is both evocative and intimate; the stories extraordinary; the lessons they teach us are ones any home cook might put to use. This book reminds us what food lovers already know-that food memories are the most powerful memories. - Claire Saffitz, author, Dessert Person Terrific, evocative, poetic, a complete treat to read. Wonderful! - Bill Buford Kalins . . . reflects on the cooks and chefs whose 'generous lessons' enriched her love of food in this meditative memoir. . . . While each memory is a pleasure to savor, what resonates most is the how these stories will inspire readers to take stock and appreciate their own whisperers. Food lovers will want to devour this one slowly. - Publishers Weekly [The book features] many of the culinary names [Kalins] worked with . . . like Colman Andrews, Marcella Hazan, Michael Anthony and Anita Lo. Through her eyes and lively prose, they provide [a] compelling common-sense approach to food that will easily resonate with experienced cooks and should bolster the confidence of novices. - New York Times Reading The Kitchen Whisperers, one can't escape Dorothy Kalins's profoundly intimate love of food. All Kalins's memories are smelled and tasted. Were we all lucky enough to have such richly scented scenes in our personal pasts, we would never be alone. - Tamar Adler, author, An Everlasting Meal Well-written . . . Kalins has written a timeless culinary memoir that allows readers to experience her life in food. Recommended for foodies and cooks of all ages. - Library Journal
