- Josimar Melo
Josimar Melo (born in
Recife ,Brazil , 1954), a former student ofArchitecture inUniversity of São Paulo , is a food & wine journalist for the major Brazilian daily newspaper,Folha de S. Paulo . He is also owner and director of the gastronomic website [Basilico] and contributes to several publications in Brazil and abroad. He teaches History of Gastronomy at a university inSão Paulo . In 1995 he created the main gastronomic event in Brazil at that time, “Boa Mesa”, which was sold in 2000. Among his books are “Guia Josimar Melo” (launched in 1992; a comprehensive gourmet guide of São Paulo, updated yearly); “A Cerveja” (the beer); and “Berinjela se Escreve com J” (a lexicon with the correct spelling of around 10.000 gastronomy-related words in several idioms).Josimar is also editor of website Basilico (www.basilico.com.br)
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