Allen Salkin

A photograph of the author and journalist Allen Salkin sitting at a desk writing. Black and White.

Allen Salkin is an American journalist [1][2] and author.[3][4] His most recent book, "From Scratch: The Uncensored History of The Food Network",[5] gives a behind-the-scenes look at the history and personalities that have made Food Network what it is today.[6] He is also the author of the book Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us (ISBN 0-446-69674-9) about Festivus. Salkin also spent three years as a staff reporter at The New York Times,[7] hosted a video series on AOL's former blog Slashfood,[8] and appeared on a reality TV series.

Published in hardcover on October 1, 2013 by Putnam/Penguin and in paperback on October 7, 2014 by Berkley Books with a new afterword and subtitle, "From Scratch" is based upon extensive inside access, documents, and interviews with executives, stars, and employees new and old of Food Network.[9] Salkin interviewed over 200 people[6] who have been involved with the network's history. Salkin also takes an in-depth look at the business side of how early executives managed to create a television network out of an idea that some called "the worst idea ever".[10]"From Scratch" was named by NPR as one of the best books of 2013.[11]

He has written on subjects including Annie Leibovitz's financial troubles,[12] the last true waterbed salesman in the San Francisco Bay Area,[13] the lives of R. and Aline Crumb in France,[14] The Secret,[15] Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,[16] and the NYU Suicides.[17]

He appeared on the reality TV Show #1 Single.[18] On episode 2 of this show, he is shown meeting Lisa Loeb on an airplane date, and then having a second date where he takes Lisa to the Donut Plant. The relationship ends after a gossip item about the budding romance appears in a newspaper. He also appeared on two episodes of E! True Hollywood Story, one on Chris Farley and one on Paula Deen, made an appearance as an expert on the trendiness of monocles for Q with Jian Ghomeshi, and done numerous media interviews as an expert on celebrity chefs and food media for NPR's Weekend Edition, Morning Joe, Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter, ABC News Nightline,and dozens of other outlets.

References

  1. ↑ muckrack.com/allensalkin
  2. ↑ http://forward.com/articles/156031/giving-mom-the-ultimate-art-party/?p=all
  3. ↑ Rosenstrach, Jenny (13 December 2013). "'Biting Through the Skin,' by Nina Mukerjee Furstenau, and More". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Salkin/e/B001KDXZ1W/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
  5. ↑ http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399159329,00.html
  6. 1 2 "Allen Salkin's 'From Scratch' is the definitive account of the 20-year-old Food Network". Daily News (New York).
  7. ↑ Salkin, Allen. "Articles by Allen Salkin". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ http://www.slashfood.com/bloggers/allen-salkin/
  9. ↑ http://allensalkin.com/fromscratch
  10. ↑ http://www.wnyc.org/people/allen-salkin/
  11. ↑ http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2013/#/book/from-scratch-inside-the-food-network
  12. ↑ Salkin, Allen (23 February 2009). "That Old Master? It's at the Pawnshop". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ Salkin, Allen (14 August 2003). "For Water Bed Holdout, California Dreaming". The New York Times.
  14. ↑ Salkin, Allen (21 January 2007). "Mr. and Mrs. Natural". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ Salkin, Allen (20 September 2009). "Seeing Yourself in Their Light". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  16. ↑ http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/738
  17. ↑ http://www.thevillager.com/villager_46/nyucopeswith.html
  18. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2022963

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