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David Lebovitz (born 1958) is an American author primarily known for writing about food.[1][2] He worked as a dessert and pastry chef before starting to write cookbooks.[3][4][5][6] He also wrote a memoir about his experiences buying and renovating an apartment in Paris.[2]

In 1999, two years after Jim Leff and Bob Okumura founded Chowhound, the online discussion forum in 1997, Lebovitz launched his eponymous baking and desserts website.[7] Thus, he is considered one of the earliest, if not, the original "food blogger".[2][8][9] Lesley Chesterman wrote in NUVO in 2022: "Having launched his website in 1999, before food blogs really even existed, you could argue that Lebovitz all but created the genre."[2]

In addition to his food blog,[10] Lebovitz also publishes a subscriber newsletter on Substack.[11] The recipes in his books and on his blog are often reprinted (with permission) or adapted in food columns,[12][13][14][15][16] and he has been interviewed for articles in mainstream digital[12][13][17] and legacy media.[18][14][15][16][19][20][21][22][23]

Pre-Paris culinary career

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Lebovitz, who was born in 1958[24] and grew up in Connecticut, started working in restaurant kitchens while a teenager, including in upstate New York, USA.[8][25] In the early 1980s, Lebovitz moved to San Francisco, California, where he worked as a line-cook, and then a pastry chef at the Berkeley restaurant, Chez Panisse, known for being an early advocate of farm-to-table cuisine.[8][26] Lebovitz worked at Chez Panisse for thirteen years before launching his website and writing his first cook book.[27][28] He moved to Paris, France in 2004.[8][28][29]

Food blogging in Paris

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image of chocolate chip cookies from a David Lebovitz recipe
Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Great Book of Chocolate

Since relocating to Paris, Lebovitz' has continued to blog about food.[30][23][31][32] He has published eight cookbooks,[32][33] and written guest columns for the Los Angeles Times and the Financial Times.[34][35] In 2017, Lebovitz published a memoir recounting his experiences with the Parisian real estate market.[36]

Lebovitz' impact and influence on food blogs and blogging was discussed by Jennifer Lofgren in a 2013 journal article about how food blogs had evolved over the preceding twenty-five years.[37]

Books

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  • Lebovitz, D. (2020). Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes. United States: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-1-60774-929-5[29][33]
  • Lebovitz, D. (2018). The Perfect Scoop, Revised and Updated: 200 Recipes for Ice Creams, Sorbets, Gelatos, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments. United States: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0-399-58031-4
  • Lebovitz, D. (2017). L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home. United States: Crown. ISBN 978-0-8041-8838-8[36]
  • Lebovitz, D. (2014). My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories. United States: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-1-60774-267-8[38]
  • Lebovitz, D. (2010). Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes. United States: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-58008-138-2
  • Lebovitz, D. (2009). The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City. United States: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2888-5
  • Lebovitz, D. (2007). The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments. United States: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-58008-219-8
  • Lebovitz, D. (2004). The Great Book of Chocolate: The Chocolate Lover's Guide with Recipes. United States: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-1-58008-495-6
  • Lebovitz, D. (2003). Ripe for Dessert: 100 Outstanding Desserts with Fruit--Inside, Outside, Alongside. United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-621246-3
  • Lebovitz, D. (1999). Room For Dessert: 110 Recipes for Cakes, Custards, Souffles, Tarts, Pies, Cobblers, Sorbets, Sherbets, Ice Creams, Cookies, Candies, and Cordials. United Kingdom: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-019185-6[39]

Selected awards

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  • Blog of the Decade. Saveur Blog Awards 2019[40]
  • Best Celebrity Food Blog. Saveur Best Food Blog Awards 2012[41]
  • Best Culinary Travel Blog. Saveur Best Food Blog Awards 2011[42]

References

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  1. ^ "David Lebovitz | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  2. ^ a b c d Chesterman, Lesley (February 21, 2018). "David Lebovitz". NUVO. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ Mouth, Word of (2011-11-15). "Masterclass: pastry and puddings with David Lebovitz". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  4. ^ Grief, Amy (June 25, 2018). "Why You Should Never Buy Ice Cream At The Grocery Store Ever Again: David Lebovitz's popular cookbook The Perfect Scoop proves that homemade is always better". Chatelaine.
  5. ^ "The Perfect Scoop, Revised and Updated by David Lebovitz". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  6. ^ "David Lebovitz, NY Times Best Selling Cookbook Author book signing for new book Drinking French". Cranston Herald. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  7. ^ Suthivarakom, Ganda (2011-05-09). "A Brief History of Food Blogs". Saveur. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  8. ^ a b c d Rosner, Helen; Morabito, Greg (2015-07-06). "How David Lebovitz Went from the Chez Panisse Pastry Kitchen to Being a World-Famous Food Blogger". Eater. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  9. ^ Rodney, Alexandra; Cappeliez, Sarah; Oleschuk, Merin; Johnston, Josée (2017-09-05). "The Online Domestic Goddess: An Analysis of Food Blog Femininities". Food, Culture & Society. 20 (4): 685–707. doi:10.1080/15528014.2017.1357954. ISSN 1552-8014.
  10. ^ "Home". David Lebovitz. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  11. ^ Cheung, Ariel (2022-12-15). "9 tried-and-true cookbooks that make perfect holiday gifts — including 3 by Chicagoans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  12. ^ a b Neese, Joseph (2020-08-29). "From chartreuse to vermouth: David Lebovitz's cocktails will take you on a sensory journey to France". Salon. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  13. ^ a b Gee, Oliver (March 3, 2017). "The complete A to Z of food in France, according to famed American chef David Lebovitz". The Local France. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Brehaut, Laura (June 12, 2014). "Modern Parisian recipes from David Lebovitz: Roast lamb with braised vegetables, chickpea puffs". The National Post. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Beardsley, Eleanor (August 2, 2015). "Counterfeit Duck Confit: All Of The Flavor, Without The Labor". National Public Radio (NPR).
  16. ^ a b Druckman, Charlotte (2018-07-27). "Three ways to pimp a bakery-bought croissant". Good Food. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  17. ^ Miglore, Kristen (2017-01-04). "An Infamously Genius Caramel Almond Tart". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  18. ^ Kurutz, Steven (2015-11-03). "A Tour of Pastry Chef David Lebovitz's Home Kitchen in Paris". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  19. ^ Krishna, Priya (2023-09-18). "How TikTok Is Reshaping the American Cookbook". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  20. ^ Nozari, Elaheh (2017-11-30). "8 Things David Lebovitz Can't Cook—or Live—Without". Epicurious. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  21. ^ Yonan, Joe (2023-05-17). "Paris with Patricia Wells: Eating up the city with the 'Food Lover's Guide' author". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  22. ^ Goldfield, Hannah (2018-08-09). "Oeuf Mayonnaise, a French Classic Good Enough to Win Over Egg (and Mayo) Skeptics". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  23. ^ a b Kierzek, Kristine M. "Lebovitz shares challenges of setting up his Paris kitchen". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  24. ^ David (2008-12-27). "My Birthday Bouillotte". David Lebovitz. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  25. ^ Wall, Alix (2014-04-02). "David Lebovitz: Life in Paris Really Is Sweet". The Forward. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  26. ^ Aguirre, Jessica (2024-04-18). "Chef's journey from the Bay Area to Paris". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  27. ^ Chambrot, Krysten (2021-11-08). "These Thanksgiving Recipes From the Archives Feel Timeless". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  28. ^ a b Culliford, Alison (2016-07-15). "David Lebovitz's Paris Kitchen". Paris Life Magazine. Book-a-flat. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  29. ^ a b Ruskin, Philip (2022-03-25). "Un Café Avec: David Lebovitz Enjoys France, Every Last Bite and Drop". Frenchly. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  30. ^ Brennan, Emily (2013-01-22). "So You Want to Learn to Cook in France?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  31. ^ O'Keefe, Susan (2018-12-24). "The best edible French souvenirs, according to American chef David Lebovitz". Travel. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  32. ^ a b Knight, Christopher (2015-12-21). "For David Lebovitz, a Mortar and Pestle Trumps Any Gadget". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  33. ^ a b Neese, Joseph (2020-08-10). "From café au lait to cocktails, David Lebovitz offers a master class in French drinking culture". Salon. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  34. ^ Lebovitz, David (2008-04-16). "Prune-Armagnac ice cream". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  35. ^ "David Lebovitz: some of Paris's most unusual desserts". Financial Times. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  36. ^ a b Denn, Rebekah (November 8, 2017). "'L'Appart' is a painfully funny story of the joys and pitfalls of making Paris your home". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  37. ^ Lofgren, Jennifer (2013-06-24). "Food Blogging and Food-related Media Convergence". M/C Journal. 16 (3). doi:10.5204/mcj.638. ISSN 1441-2616.
  38. ^ "| Eat Your Books". www.eatyourbooks.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  39. ^ Hesser, Amanda (November 3, 1999). "´Room for Dessert´: Simple and Sweet From a Master Baker". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  40. ^ "Meet the Winners of the 2019 SAVEUR Blog Awards". Saveur. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  41. ^ "2012 Best Food Blog Awards: The Winners". Saveur. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  42. ^ "The 2011 SAVEUR Best Food Blog Awards: The Winners". Saveur. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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