Jeffrey Steingarten date of birth:

May 31, 1942

How old is Jeffrey Steingarten?

81

Where was Jeffrey Steingarten born?

Hewlett Neck, NY

Short Biography

Jeffrey L. Steingarten (born May 31, 1942) is a leading food writer in the United States. He has been the food critic at Vogue magazine since 1989His 1997 book of humorous food essays, The Man Who Ate Everything, was awarded the 1998 Borders Award for literary food writing from the International Association of Culinary ProfessionalsIn The Man Who Ate Everything, Steingarten successfully lived on the same level as the US Department of Agriculture's Thrifty Food Plan, which is the basis for US food stamp calculationsHis father was attorney Henry Steingarten, who represented, among his many clients, the rock and roll pioneer Jimi Hendrix. Jeffrey Steingarten graduated from Harvard University in 1965, where he was an officer of the Harvard Lampoon, and Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, in 1968. He worked as assistant to Boston mayor Kevin White with future congressman Barney Frank. Steingarten departed from his legal career in 1989, joining Vogue magazine as a food criticOn Bastille Day, 1994, in recognition of his writings on French gastronomy, Steingarten was made a Chevalier in the Order of Merit by the Republic of France. His monthly columns in Vogue have earned him a National Magazine Award, and nearly a dozen James Beard Awards and nominations. William Rice of the Chicago Tribune named Steingarten "our most original and investigative food writer, " and he has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal as "one of gastronomy's first citizens.”