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Jeff Gordinier is an American writer and editor whose work is frequently published in various U.S. magazines and newspapers, including ''
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''. In addition, he is the author of two books of non-fiction, ''X Saves the World'' and ''Hungry: Eating, Road-tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World'', and co-editor of a book containing a collection of essays.


Biography

Jeff Gordinier is a 1988 graduate of
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, where he studied writing with noted authors like
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. In the summer of 1988 he interned at the ''
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''. From 1989 to 1991, he was a city government and politics reporter for ''
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. In 1991, he lived as a writer in
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following the
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. Upon returning to the United States in 1992, he worked as a music critic and local columnist for the ''
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'' in Santa Barbara, California. From 1994 to 2002, Gordinier was a writer and editor for ''
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'', covering music and movies, then held a position as editor-at-large for '' Details'' magazine until 2011. In 2008, he published his first book, ''X Saves the World''. From 2011 to 2016, Gordinier was a staff writer for the food section of ''The New York Times'', as well as a frequent contributor to other sections of the paper such as ''
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'', ''
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'', and the style and travel sections. In 2015, together with Marc Weingarten, he co-edited the book ''Here She Comes Now'', a collection of essays about women in music. Gordinier is the current food & drinks editor of ''Esquire'' magazine. He is also a frequent contributor to ''
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.'' Gordinier has written for ''
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'', and more. His latest book, ''Hungry: Eating, Road-tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World'', was published in July 2019 under the Tim Duggan Books imprint of
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.


Personal

Gordinier was raised in Southern California and graduated from Princeton University. He lives north of New York City with his wife, Lauren Fonda, and his four children.


References


External links


Official site


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