Geraldine DeRuiter is an American author who runs the ''Everywhereist'' blog.
In 2019 DeRuiter won the ''
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...
,'' in the category of Personal Essay Long Form,
for her post on ''Everywhereist'' titled "I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls From
Mario Batali
Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and Ne ...
's Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter."
Career
Her memoir, ''All Over the Place'', was published in 2017. In 2022 she caused a stir when she opined on Twitter that "a '
tomato sandwich' is not a sandwich. You just don't have the ingredients to make a
BLT
A BLT is a type of sandwich, named for the initials of its primary ingredients, bacon, lettuce, and tomato. It can be made with varying recipes according to personal preference. Simple variants include using different types of lettuce, toastin ...
".
Her 2024 memoir ''If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury'' was published to positive reviews, being featured in the March 2024 issue of BookPage magazine. EATER listed the book as one of their best food books to read in Spring 2024.
Recognition
''
Time
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...
'' magazine named ''Everywhereist'' one of their blogs of 2011.
In 2019 DeRuiter won the ''
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...
,'' in the category of Personal Essay Long Form,
for her post on ''Everywhereist'' titled "I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls From
Mario Batali
Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and Ne ...
's Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter."
Bibliography
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Personal life
DeRuiter lives in Seattle. She is married.
References
American non-fiction writers
American bloggers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
James Beard Foundation Award winners
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