| LC control no. | n 79055229 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jacobs, Jay, 1923-2008 |
| Variant(s) | Bridges, Hudson, 1923-2008 Jacobs, Jay |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1923-04-19 |
| Death date | 2008-10-02 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Sherwood (Or.) |
| Field of activity | Journalism--Editing Food writing |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Editors Food writers |
| Found in | The Horizon book of great cathedrals, 1968. Jay Jacobs obituary, via New York times website, viewed May 15, 2014 (Jay Jacobs; born April 19, 1923, New York, New York, died October 2, 2008 Sherwood, Oregon); published books include "RFK: His Life and Death", 1968, "New York A La Carte", 1978, "Winning the Restaurant Game", 1980, "La Cucina di Lidia", 1990, and memoir "A Glutton For Punishment", 1991; was project Editor-in-Charge at both American Heritage and Horizon Books; Executive Editor, ARTSmagazine; Senior Editor, Portfolio; Managing Editor, Art News Annual; Contributing Editor, Art in America and Gourmet; Editor, theARTgallery. He was NYC Restaurant Reviewer for Gourmet from 1972-1986. He was awarded the International First Prize for food journalism "Maria Duchessa di Parma" Parma, Italy in 1986) <http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=Jay-Jacobs&pid=118723187> A tribute to Jay Jacobs, via Gourmet website, viewed May 15, 2014 (Jay Jacobs; Gourmet's restaurant reviewer from 1972 to 1986, died on October 2 [2008]; much of his writing after the war was concerned with movies, books, and art; Under the pseudonym "Hudson Bridges," Jay also wrote the catchall Along the Avenues column, in which he was free to explore anything in New York City and its boroughs that caught his interest; author of food books A Glutton for Punishment, A History of Gastronomy, New York à la Carte, Winning the Restaurant Game, and Cooking for All It's Worth. He also co-wrote Lidia Bastianich's first book, Cucina di Lidia. His non-food-related books include R.F.K.: His Life and Death, The Color Encyclopedia of World Art, and The Horizon Book of Cathedrals) <http://www.gourmet.com/restaurants/2008/10/jay-jacobs-tribute> The eaten word, 1995: t.p. (Jay Jacobs) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 95049964 |
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