David Rosengarten
Encyclopedia
David Rosengarten the son of Leonard Rosengarten, a garment industry executive, by the former Lorraine Stein, is an American chef
, author
and television personality, who has hosted more than 2500 television program episodes. He became a chef in spite of having had no professional training as one, being entirely self-taught.
He married Constance Childs on October 15, 1983. He has two children, Andrea and Sarah.
where he earned a B.A. in 1971, holds a doctorate in dramatic literature from Cornell University
(1980), and was an assistant professor of theater at Skidmore College
.
Print
Rosengarten was a contributing editor for Gourmet magazine from 1995 to 1999, and was that magazine's New York restaurant critic. He published articles in several US newspapers including the New York Times, the New York Daily News
, the New York Observer
, and was the weekly wine columnist of Newsday
.
For several years he published an e-mail newsletter entitled "David Rosengarten's Tastings" which had lengthy accounts of his food experiences as well as offering monthly subscription sales of various foodstuffs such as freshly pressed olive oil. On December 3, 2008, subscribers received an e-mail stating,
He is publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Rosengarten Report, a subscription-only newsletter that won the 2003 James Beard Award as America's best Food and Wine newsletter,. In 2008, the Report entered a hiatus, but returned in May of 2010. The e-mail newsletter was supposed to consist of twelve issues per year at a cost of $59.95 US, but was abandoned a few months later without explanations. It was little different from the now defunct Tastings, offering subscription sales of high quality foodstuffs in addition to his travelogues on food.
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The book is divided into five chapters:
In the foreword to this book, onetime president and chief executive officer of the Food Network, Erica Gruen wrote,
was Food News & Views. He then created and hosted the program Taste starting in February 1994, that aired for eight years on the Food Network
, and co-hosted In Food Today with Donna Hanover
, ex-wife of Rudolph Giuliani. He has also appeared frequently on NBC's Today show.
Entertainment Weekly
had the following to say about Taste:
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and television personality, who has hosted more than 2500 television program episodes. He became a chef in spite of having had no professional training as one, being entirely self-taught.
He married Constance Childs on October 15, 1983. He has two children, Andrea and Sarah.
Education
Rosengarten attended Colgate UniversityColgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
where he earned a B.A. in 1971, holds a doctorate in dramatic literature from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
(1980), and was an assistant professor of theater at Skidmore College
Skidmore College
Skidmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students. The college is located in the town of Saratoga Springs, New York State....
.
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
, the New York Observer
New York Observer
The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and...
, and was the weekly wine columnist of Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
.
For several years he published an e-mail newsletter entitled "David Rosengarten's Tastings" which had lengthy accounts of his food experiences as well as offering monthly subscription sales of various foodstuffs such as freshly pressed olive oil. On December 3, 2008, subscribers received an e-mail stating,
"I must report to you that our beloved editor, David Rosengarten, will be moving on to other ventures ...
Luckily for us, he will still be an occasional Guest Author of Tastings, giving you his inimitable (some would say infallible!) take on the best food, wine, and vacation ideas from his travels across America and around the world."
He is publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Rosengarten Report, a subscription-only newsletter that won the 2003 James Beard Award as America's best Food and Wine newsletter,. In 2008, the Report entered a hiatus, but returned in May of 2010. The e-mail newsletter was supposed to consist of twelve issues per year at a cost of $59.95 US, but was abandoned a few months later without explanations. It was little different from the now defunct Tastings, offering subscription sales of high quality foodstuffs in addition to his travelogues on food.
Books
- David Rosengarten Entertains: Fabulous Parties for Food Lovers (with Joshua Wesson) (2004) Wiley ISBN 0471-46198-9
- The Dean & DeLucaDean & DeLucaDean & DeLuca is a chain of upscale grocery stores. The first one was established in New York City's SoHo district by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic in September 1977. It is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.-Locations:...
Cookbook (1996), Random House ISBN 0-679-77003-8 - It's All American Food: The Best Recipes for More Than 400 New American Classics (2003) Little, Brown and CompanyLittle, Brown and CompanyLittle, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...
ISBN 0-316-05315-5. - Red Wine with Fish: The New Art of Matching Wine with Food (with Joshua Wesson) (1989), Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
ISBN 0-671-66208-2
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- Taste: One Palate's Journey through the World's Greatest Dishes (1998), Television Food Network, Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
ISBN 0-375-75265-X
The book is divided into five chapters:
- Chapter one: My favorite light appetizers.
- oysters, caviar, bruschetta, cold Chinese appetizers, gazpacho, guacamole, vegetables à la grecque, Thai salads, ceviche
- Chapter two: My favorite in-between dishes.
- dried pasta dishes, orecchiette, risotto, French onion soup, Catalan lobster and chicken soup, Thai chicken soup with coconut milk, gumbo, quesadillas, quiche, oeufs en meurette, jambon persillé, bisteeya, Vietnames summe rolls
- Chapter three: My favorite main courses.
- soft-shell crabs, Szechuan shrimp with chili and garlic sauce, crab cakes, Dover sole, Singapore chili crab, paella, moussaka, choucroute garnie, boeuf bourguignon, jerked chicken, "alla francese" dishes, barbecued ribs
- Chapter four: My favorite desserts.
- fruit salads, fruit soups, fruit tarts, tarte Tatin, apple pie, iced fruit desserts: granitas, sorbets, and sherbets, chocolate chip cookies, molten chocolate cake, tiramisù, crème brûlée, pecan pie, pumpkin pie
- Chapter five: Wine ... and other good things to drink.
- matching wine with food, twelve wines I always rely on, a few other wines, beer, brandy, other spirits, coffee, tea, bottle
- Afterword: How to Get the Most out of Your Gastronomic Travel
In the foreword to this book, onetime president and chief executive officer of the Food Network, Erica Gruen wrote,
- "Taste was the very first in-house production of Food Network and is now our most popular show. For Food Network, it all started with Taste. We are proud to have produced David's show from the start and to share with the world his insights, humor, and joie de vivre."
Television
Rosengarten's first hosting opportunity on the US channel Food NetworkFood Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
was Food News & Views. He then created and hosted the program Taste starting in February 1994, that aired for eight years on the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
, and co-hosted In Food Today with Donna Hanover
Donna Hanover
Donna Hanover is an American journalist, radio and television personality, television producer, and actress, who appears on WOR radio in New York City and the Food Network. From 1994 through 2001 she was First Lady of New York City, as the then-wife of Rudy Giuliani...
, ex-wife of Rudolph Giuliani. He has also appeared frequently on NBC's Today show.
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
had the following to say about Taste:
"Call it culinary voyeurism, but Taste is a cooking show even take-out addicts will find enthralling. David Rosengarten's orgasmic ruminations on 'lobster synergy' and the textural differences between Lebanese and Portuguese pine nuts will give 'bring to a boil' a whole new meaning."