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Kim Severson

Kim Marie Severson
Kim Severson speaks at the 2011 Alaska Press Club conference.
Born (1961-09-12) September 12, 1961 (age 63)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
OccupationJournalist
Notable creditThe New York Times

Kim Marie Severson (born September 12, 1961) is a reporter for The New York Times. She won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2018 as part of The New York Times coverage of sexual harassment and abuse and is a four-time James Beard award–winner for food writing. Severson has published multiple cookbooks and a cooking themed memoir.

Severson wrote for the Anchorage Daily News 1991–1998 as a features writer.[1] She wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle's food section from 1999[2] to 2004.[3] She joined the New York Times in 2004. Severson covered sexual harassment in the restaurant industry for the New York Times;[4] the paper received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage on sexual harassment.[5]

Biography

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Severson worked for the Anchorage Daily News from 1991 to 1998 as a features writer.[1] Severson wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle's food section around 1999[2]–2005.[3][6] She joined The New York Times in 2004.[7] In 2010, she became the Atlanta bureau chief for the Times.[8][9] In 2014, she joined the Times's new digital cooking initiative and began reporting on national food news and trends.[citation needed]

At present, Severson's New York Times author profile says that Severson reports on national food news and culture, and contributes to NYT Cooking.[7]

Severson's most recent book, Cook Fight, was co-authored with Julia Moskin, a New York Times food writer, and was published by Ecco Press, an imprint of HarperCollins, in 2012. Her memoir, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life, was published by Riverhead Press on April 15, 2010.[10] A new edition of her first cookbook, The New Alaska Cookbook, came out in June 2009. Her first book, The Trans Fat Solution: Cooking and Shopping to Eliminate the Deadliest Fat from Your Diet, was published by Ten Speed Press in 2003.

Severson served as vice-president of the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association. She has written about the economic and cultural impact of being a lesbian without the benefits of legal marriage.[11][12]

Awards

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Severson's James Beard awards are for:

  1. 2000 Winner in Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs. "The Rise and Fall of a Star: How the King of California Cuisine Lost an Empire"[13][14]
  2. 2003 Winner in Newspaper Series: "The Most American of Meals Draws Rookies: The Bay Area's Worst Cooks Vie for a Chance to Learn with a Pro", "The Challenge Begins: Our Winner Learns to Plan, Shop, and Prep", "Countdown to Thanksgiving: Our Training Camp Recruit Tackles the Turkey"[15]
  3. 2003 Winner: Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes. San Francisco Chronicle. "High Stakes: Bay Area at the Forefront of the Big-Bucks Battle Between Backers of Grass-Fed Beef and Traditional Cattlemen"[15]
  4. 2004 Winner: Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes. San Francisco Chronicle. "A Lot of Cooks in the MRE Kitchen"[16]
  5. 2018 Nominee in Investigative Reporting, New York Times: "Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, is Accused of Sexual Harassment"[13][4]

Severson won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2018 as part of The New York Times coverage of sexual harassment and abuse in the spheres of Hollywood, politics, the media and restaurants.[4][5] She has won four James Beard awards for food writing.[17][18][19] She also won the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for her San Francisco Chronicle work, along with fellow reporter Meredith May, on childhood obesity in 2002.[20][21]

Personal

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As of 2016, Severson lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and has one child.[22]

Severson affirmed her partnership with Katia Emilia Hetter in 2006. The two divorced in 2012. [23]

Bibliography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dunham, Mike (April 2, 2011). "Former Anchorage critic examines life through food". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Severson, Kim; Staggs, Bill (October 13, 1999). "Wonton-Lovers: Get Thee to the Richmond". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Alameda County DINING". San Francisco Chronicle. January 7, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Moskin, Julia; Severson, Kim (December 12, 2017). "Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Grynbaum, Michael M. (April 16, 2018). "New York Times and New Yorker Share Pulitzer for Public Service". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Severson, Kim (January 14, 2004). "DIET & DEMOGRAPHICS / EATING AT 50 / At midlife, it's not looks or loot that counts, It's diet". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Times Topics - Kim Severson". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Alvarez, Alex (July 28, 2010). "New York Times Food Writer Kim Severson To Take Over Atlanta Bureau". AdWeek. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kim Severson to Take Over The New York Times Atlanta Bureau". Observer. July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Spoon Fed". Penguin Group.
  11. ^ "I'm Not Willing to Settle for Crumbs". Newsweek. July 3, 2005.
  12. ^ Severson, Kim (May 18, 2008). "Thinking About California. Maybe Gonna Get Married". The New York Times.
  13. ^ a b "Awards Search | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  14. ^ Severson, Kim (September 29, 1999). "THE RISE & FALL OF A STAR / How the king of California Cuisine lost an empire". SFGATE. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Food awards go to Chronicle writers". San Francisco Chronicle. May 4, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes - 2004 James Beard Awards". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  17. ^ "Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs - 2000 James Beard Awards". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  18. ^ "Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes - 2003 James Beard Awards". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  19. ^ "Newspaper Series - 2003 James Beard Awards". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  20. ^ "2002 Casey Medals for Distinguished Coverage of Children and Family Issues".
  21. ^ "Obesity Series Honored - Chronicle Food staff also wins 5 awards". San Francisco Chronicle. September 5, 2010.
  22. ^ Malone, Tess (July 1, 2016). "NYT food journalist Kim Severson recalls tracking down Sarah Palin in Alaska". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  23. ^ "Katia Hetter and Kim Severson". The New York Times. April 23, 2006. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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