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Early life and education [ edit ]
Lam was born to Chinese immigrant parents living in New Jersey and working in Manhattan's Chinatown , where they operated a small garment factory.[1] His mother wanted him to go to business, dental, or medical school.[1] Lam remembers trying to hide his "stinky lunches" from schoolmates and that he "wanted to eat what white people ate."[1]
Lam attended the University of Michigan , where he majored in creative writing and Asian studies, graduating in 1997.[1] [2] He graduated first in his class[2] from The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in 2003.[1] [3]
After graduating from Michigan, Lam moved back to New York and worked as a grant writer for non-profit organizations before attending CIA.[1]
While at CIA, he wrote emails to friends describing his experiences.[1] The emails got passed around, and he was contacted by an editor at Financial Times who had read some of them and asked Lam to write for the publication.[1] In 2004 he met Ruth Reichl , then editor of Gourmet , and started freelancing for Gourmet .[1]
In 2007 he received a contract from Gourmet for regular work.[1] At the time he was living in Biloxi, Mississippi, working part-time for a non-profit helping with cleanup after Hurricane Katrina . In 2009 he moved back to New York.[1]
He has written for Food & Wine , Salon [4] and Bon Appétit and wrote a regular column, Eat, [5] about immigrant cooking for New York Times Magazine .[3] [6]
In 2013 he became editor-at-large[7] at Clarkson Potter , editing cookbooks.[8] [9] [10] One of his first acquisitions was Victuals: An Appalachian Journey by Ronni Lundy .[1] [11] He also acquired Tacos: Recipes and Provocations by Alex Stupak and Jordana Rothman, Food of Northern Thailand by Austin Bush, The Jemima Code by Toni Tipton-Martin, Night + Market by Kris Yenbamroong , Chrissy Teigen 's Cravings, [8] Eat a Little Better by Sam Kass ,[1] and Ryan Jacobs ' Truffle Underground .[12]
He was a contributor to and guest host for American Public Media’s The Splendid Table radio show from 2010 until being named in 2017 as the replacement for retiring host Lynne Rossetto Kasper .[8] [13] He served two seasons as a judge for Top Chef Masters .[1] [3] [6] [14] He is a board member for Southern Foodways Alliance .[15]
Personal life [ edit ]
Lam met his wife, Christine Gaspar,[16] in Biloxi, Mississippi, while they were both working for organizations helping rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.[1] They married in July 2013.[16] They live in New York City and have a daughter.[1]
Writing [ edit ]
2017 James Beard Foundation Award for Journalism/Humor for Recipes with Roots: The True Meaning of Turkey in Cooking Light [17]
2017 James Beard Foundation Award forJournalism/Column for Eat in New York Times Magazine (two awards)[17]
2017 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) for Food-Focused Column in New York Times Magazine [18]
2016 James Beard Foundation Award forJournalism/Column for Eat in New York Times Magazine[17]
2016 IACP for Narrative Food Writing for What Edna Lewis Knew in New York Times Magazine [19]
2016 IACP for Food Focused Column for New York Times Magazine [19]
2014 James Beard Foundation Award forJournalism/Profile for A Day on Long Island with Alex Lee in Lucky Peach [17]
Editing [ edit ]
2018 IACP for Best Single Subject for Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream: The Art and Science of the Scoop by Dana Cree[20]
2017 James Beard Award winner for both Best American Book and Book of the Year for Victuals: An Appalachian Journey by Ronni Lundy[11] [21]
2017 IACP for American Cookbook for Victuals: An Appalachian Journey by Ronni Lundy[18]
2016 IACP for Best Chefs and Restaurants for Tacos: Recipes and Provocations by Alex Stupak and Jordana Rothman[19]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Krystal, Becky (February 7, 2017). " 'The Splendid Table' radio show announces a new host: Francis Lam" . Washington Post . Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ Stein, Joshua David (2010-08-31). "Francis Lam on Ruth Reichl, Gourmet 2.0, and Barry Sanders" . Eater . Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ Crowley, Chris (7 February 2017). " 'The Splendid Table' Names Francis Lam as New Host" . Grub Street . Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b Mannheimer, Emma (2018-02-26). "Francis Lam on Drinking & Entertaining at Home" . Imbibe Magazine . Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ "Francis Lam Joins Clarkson Potter As Editor-at-Large" . Grub Street . 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b c John, Steven (2019-05-23). "Francis Lam on Storytelling Techniques, Trend Fatigue, and Avocado Toast" . Grub Street . Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ "Francis Lam is on a Bleisure Trip to Thailand" . Roads & Kingdoms . 2019-03-18. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ Rainey, Clint (2018-02-09). "America's Food Writers Reveal the Food Words They Can't Spell" . Grub Street . Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b "Host Francis Lam wins multiple 2017 James Beard Media Awards" . www.splendidtable.org . Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ Aaron, Shulman (July 14, 2019). "Rooting Out the Dirt: A Conversation with Ryan Jacobs" . Los Angeles Review of Books . Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ " 'It's just kind of sad': Minnesota pride takes a hit as our radio shows move to New York" . Star Tribune . Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ Rosner, Helen (2016-12-12). "Francis Lam Wants You to Tell Your Story" . Eater . Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ "Francis Lam" . Sun Valley Writers' Conference . 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b Lange, Caroline (2013-07-09). "Food Writer Francis Lam and Christine Gaspar Marry" . The Daily Meal . Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b c d "Francis Lam James Beard Foundation" . www.jamesbeard.org . Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b Filloon, Whitney (2017-03-06). "Here Are the 2017 IACP Cookbook Award Winners" . Eater . Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
^ a b c "International Association of Culinary Professionals 2016 Awards Winners" (PDF) . www.iacp.com . 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2019 .
^ "2018 International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards Winners" (PDF) . Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
^ "Francis Lam Wins Mulitple[sic] James Beard Awards" . American Public Media . Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2019-07-17 .
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