Joan Nathan

Joan Nathan is a television producer and an award-winning author of cookbooks.

Biography

Nathan was born in Providence, Rhode Island. After receiving a master’s degree in French literature from the University of Michigan, she then went on to earn a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. For three years she lived in Israel working for Mayor Teddy Kollek of Jerusalem. She has gone on to write ten cookbooks, winning numerous awards for them. The mother of three grown children, Nathan lives in Washington, D.C. and Martha's Vineyard with her husband, attorney Allan Gerson.

Books

* "The Flavor of Jerusalem", Little, Brown 1975
* "The Jewish Holiday Kitchen", Schocken 1979
* "An American Folklife Cookbook", Schocken 1984
* "The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen", Schocken 1988
* "Jewish Cooking in American", Knopf 1994
* "The Jewish Holiday Baker", Schocken 1997
* "The Foods of Israel Today", Knopf 2001
* "Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook", Schocken 2004
* "The New American Cooking", Knopf 2005

Articles

* April 19, 2008, NPR's All Things Considered, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8978739 Gefilte Fish: Cooking Up a Seder Staple]
* April 16, 2008, The New York Times, [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/dining/16sede.html?scp=2&sq=Joan%20Nathan&st=nyt Bread of Freedom in Times of Despair]
* April 2008, Cooking Light, [http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/fd/features/package/0,14343,1726973,00.html Multicultural Seder]
* January 23, 2008, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE1DC1739F930A15752C0A96E9C8B63 On Martha's Vineyard, Using Scallops as Currency]
* December 5, 2007, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E6DC1238F936A35751C1A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Inviting an Old Favorite to the Hanukkah Table]
* September 12, 2007, The New York Times, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/dining/12tong.html?_r=1&ref=dining&oref=slogin A Delicacy That Is Better When It's Not Served Whole]
* August 22, 2007, The New York Times, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/dining/22eco.html Of Church and Steak: Farming for the Soul]
* March 28, 2007, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E7DD1330F93BA15750C0A9619C8B63 For a Sweeter Passover, Old and New Sephardic Delights]
* January 3, 2007, The Washington Post, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010200180.html A Toast to a Diplomat With a Cook's Heart]
* December 13, 2006, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E4DE1531F930A25751C1A9609C8B63 From Hungary, For Hanukkah, From Long Ago]
* September 20, 2006, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E2D91031F933A1575AC0A9609C8B63 New Year, New Dumpling]
* April 5, 2006, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDF1030F936A35757C0A9609C8B63 It's Passover, Lighten Up]
* December 21, 2005, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E3D61730F932A15751C1A9639C8B63 In France, It's Not All Chopped Liver]
* November 2, 2005, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE5DE163EF931A35752C1A9639C8B63 An Old-Fashioned American Standby, Fish Sauce and All]
* September 28, 2005, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DF1230F93BA1575AC0A9639C8B63 Kugel Unraveled]
* August 15-22, 2005, U.S. News and World Report, [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050815/15ender.htm Red, White, and Blueberry]
* June 15, 2005, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400EFD81F38F936A25755C0A9639C8B63 A Crossover Hit For a Global Star]
* April 20, 2005, The New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE3D71F3EF933A15757C0A9639C8B63 In Brazil, Passover Holdovers]

Awards

* 2005, Silver Spoon Award, Food Arts Magazine
* 2002, Honorary doctorate from the Spertus Institute of Jewish Culture
* 2001, Inductee into James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who in American Food and Beverage
* 1995, Golda Award, American Jewish Congress

The New American Cooking, Alfred A. Knopf

* 2006, The James Beard Award, Food of the Americas
* 2006, IACP Award for Best American Cookbook

Jewish Cooking in America, Alfred A. Knopf

* 1995, Julia Child Award, Best Cookbook of the Year, I.A.C.P
* 1995, The James Beard Award, Food of the Americas

An American Folklife Cookbook, Schocken Books

* 1985, R.T. French Tastemaker Award, (now the James Beard Award)

Passover: Traditions of Freedom, PBS

* 1994, Silver Star, Houston International Film Festival
* 1994, Chris Award, Religion and Philosophy, Columbus International Film Festival

Broadcast credits

* Executive Producer and Host of "Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan", 1998, 2002, Co-production Maryland Public Television and Frappe Inc.
* Senior Producer, "Passover: Traditions of Freedom", 1994, Documentary sponsored by Maryland Public Television; broadcast nationally since March, 1994
* Assistant Producer, "Jerusalem Lives", Documentary for Guggenheim Productions, Washington, DC, 1973

Guest appearances

* Good Morning, America
* The Today Show
* Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
* All Things Considered and Weekend Edition
* Food Network
* Retirement Living TV

Related experiences

* Guest Curator, Food Culture USA, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2005
* Consultant, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1980-83
* Founder, Culinary Program, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
* Director, Public Information, Office of the Mayor, City of New York, 1973-74
* Created first Ninth Avenue Food Festival under Mayor Abraham Beame, 1974
* Foreign Press Officer to Mayor Teddy Kollek, Municipality of Jerusalem, 1970-72

External links

* [http://www.joannathan.com Joan Nathan]