Laura Shapiro

Laura Shapiro has written on every food topic from champagne to Jell-O for The New York Times , The New Yorker , The Atlantic , Slate , Gourmet , and many other publications. She is the author of three classic books of culinary history. Her awards include a James Beard Journalism Award and one from the National Women's Political Caucus. She has been a fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, where she also co-curated the widely...See more

Laura Shapiro has written on every food topic from champagne to Jell-O for The New York Times , The New Yorker , The Atlantic , Slate , Gourmet , and many other publications. She is the author of three classic books of culinary history. Her awards include a James Beard Journalism Award and one from the National Women's Political Caucus. She has been a fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, where she also co-curated the widely acclaimed exhibition Lunch Hour NYC . See less