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Portrait of Marian Burros

Marian Burros

(1900–2025) Journalist United States

9 quotes in 66 categories

Marian Burros was a journalist from the United States, best known for Cooking for Comfort.

Quick Facts About Marian Burros

Born: November 30, 1900
Died: September 20, 2025
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: Cooking for Comfort

About Marian Burros

Marian Jewel Burros was an American cookbook author and a food columnist for The New York Times, a position she held from 1981 to 2014. Before joining The Times, Burros was The Washington Post's food editor and a consumer reporter for WRC-TV, the NBC-owned station in Washington, a position for which she won an Emmy Award.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Emmy Award

Quotes by Marian Burros

The turkeys that most Americans eat for Thanksgiving are turkeys - losers that are mass produced and bland.

Bland

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Fish sticks and beef stew that millions of children love to hate.

Beef

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If Broadway shows charge preview prices while the cast is in dress rehearsal, why should restaurants charge full price when their dining…

Broadway

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It may not be possible to get rare roast beef but if you're willing to settle for well done, ask them to…

Beef

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Today's restaurant is theater on a grand scale.

Cooking

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Someone is putting brandy in your bonbons, Grand Marnier in your breakfast jam, Kahlua in your ice cream, Scotch in your mustard…

Brandy

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Americans may be drinking fewer alcoholic beverages, but they are certainly eating more of them than ever before. Wittingly or un.

Alcoholics

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The biggest problem with Bill Schutz's food is his timidity with herbs and spices and some bizarre primeval fear of salt.

Bills

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This has got to be the most expensive food ever laminated.

Cooking

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