"FoodWriters" news and stories

For weeks now, everywhere you turn, it has been Thanksgiving as far as the eye can see. Here at Slashfood, we posted three menus, a bevy of side dishes and some excellent suggestions for wines to drink with your meals. At The Kitchn, they've been talking pie since November 1st (that's a lot of pie). Ree, The Pioneer Woman, has photographed so many Thanksgiving recipes I'm astounded she can still bear to be in her kitchen. And every newspaper section in the country has written about turkey, apples, pumpkins and cranberries ad naseum.

The thing is that for all these recipes, tips, suggestions and turkey tricks, how many of us actually vary our Thanksgiving day menu from year to year? I'm serving up a meal this year for the holiday that is very much like the one I've eaten with my family since I could first gum a couple of spoonfuls of mashed potato.

Over at Slate, Regina Schrambling has written a piece that describes just this conundrum - food sections, blogs and magazines who feel the need to reinvent the holiday each year, when most people turn to the familiar recipes they've been making for years. It's a good read that will get you in the mood to head to the kitchen and cook up your Thanksgiving favorites.

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Congrats and a huge round of applause for S'kat, aka Shelley Rauch, in Virgina. Her blog S'kat and the Food has long been on the regular reading list here at Slashfood HQ and has caught the eye of a local newspaper. She is now a full-time, "proper journalist."

Her latest post explains all. From the joy and excitiment of writing on her blog, which was launched just as an outlet for her photography and writing, through to the newspapers approach. Shelly will be writing a weekly restaurant review for the newspaper and two food related stories per month.

Great news that a talented blogger has found regular work with something she loves. (Her blog is changing too and will be at http://dailypress.com/skatandthefood)

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