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Frank Bruni
New York Times Op-Ed Columnist, Former Chief Restaurant Critic for the New York Times, and Bestselling Author of Born Round: A Story of Family, Food, and a Ferocious Appetite
Frank Bruni was named an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in June 2011. Before that, he was the paper’s chief restaurant critic for five and a half years. Since joining the Times in 1995, he has also been the Rome bureau chief, a White House correspondent, the lead reporter covering George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign, a staff writer for the The New York Times Sunday Magazine, and a cocktails columnist. His restaurant-related articles for the Times and elsewhere have appeared in five consecutive editions of Best Food Writing in America. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing for his work before the Times at the Detroit Free Press. He lives in New York City.
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Press Links
Frank Bruni's Article Archive
The New York Times
"The Power of Chef Cookbooks"
The Atlantic
"Frank Bruni Named Times Op-Ed Columnist"
The New York Times
"Food Porn: Love It or Hate It?"
The Huffington Post
"Feeding Frenzy"
The New York Times Magazine
"The Endless Feast"
Real Simple
“Journalist Frank Bruni Shares Life, Travels”
The Daily Tar Heel
"Writer Frank Bruni Talks About the Dining Life"
News and Observer
"Frank Bruni's Top Five Favorite Restaurants"
Epicurious.com
"Lessons Learned as New York Times Food Critic"
The Atlantic
"The Changing Food World: An Ex-Critic Reflects"
The Atlantic
"Frank Bruni on Non-Critic Life"
Food & Wine Magazine Blog
"Frank Bruni Succumbs to Heat-Induced Shame Spiral"
Grub Street New York
"From Eating Disorder to Food Critic"
ABC's Nightline
"Bulimic Boy to Food Critic"
ABC's Good Morning America
Frank Bruni Interview
CNN's Campbell Brown Show
"Fall's Best New Books"
NBC's Today Show
"Born Round Named Top Ten Nonfiction Best Books of 2009"
Publishers Weekly
"The Exchange: Frank Bruni"
The New Yorker
"Pick of the Week"
Publishers Weekly
"Frank Bruni Dissects His Food Obsession"
The Associated Press
"Forked Tongue: Food Critic Dishes On Own Demons"
The Washington Post
"Born Round Review"
The Village Voice
"Food Addict's Tale of Eating for a Living"
The Toronto Star
"Born Round Review"
The Christian Science Monitor
The Tipsy Diaries Article Archive
The New York Times
Featured Book
Born Round
"Born Round is as addictive as Chinese sesame noodles and as satisfying as Grandma Bruni's lasagna."
—Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food
"Frank Bruni’s memoir stands utterly alone."
—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Speaking Topics
- Politics
- The First Openly Gay Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times
- Born Round
- Life as the New York Times Restaurant Critic
- An Extraordinary Journalistic Adventure
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Speaking Topics — Frank Bruni
Politics
Throughout his career at the Times, Frank has been a political reporter, and he frequently comments about American politics in his current twice-weekly Op-Ed column, delving into voter habits, politicians' psyches, and more. He can speak about the state of American politics, the nature and nuttiness of American campaigns, and the shortcomings and strengths of our system. From 1999 to 2001, he covered George W. Bush's presidential campaign and White House, and he wrote the New York Times-bestselling Ambling into History: the Unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush.
The First Openly Gay Op-Ed Columunist for the New York Times
When Frank was named an Op-Ed columnist in June 2011, he became the first openly gay or lesbian person in that post in the Times' 160-year history, and he has written about gay issues in his column. He can speak about the fight for gay marriage, about gay rights in general, and about being an openly gay man on the front lines of American journalism. He covered a president who knew he was gay; he wrote restaurant reviews that were sometimes analyzed through the prism of his sexual orientation. He can also discuss the ways, and degrees, by which many workplaces (as exemplified by the New York Times) welcome their openly LGBT employees.
Born Round
Frank discusses some of the themes explored in his New York Times bestselling book Born Round: childhood obesity; diet and fitness; the restaurant industry; the restaurant scene, and being the New York Times restaurant critic.
Life as the New York Times Restaurant Critic
The life of, and behind the scenes with, the person who held the most influential restaurant critic post in the land for five and a half years.
An Extraordinary Journalistic Adventure
Frank takes the audience on a lively journey through his varied, versatile career that has spanned movie coverage, Vatican reporting, the presidential campaign trail, and restaurant criticism. From flying on the Pope’s plane, to sitting on the back porch in Kennebunkport with George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, to dining with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, to riding in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle across Saddam Hussein’s Iraq for several days, Frank’s career has run a fascinating gamut.
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