Karen Brooks is an American

food critic The terms food critic, food writer, and restaurant critic can all be used to describe a writer who analyzes food or restaurants and then publishes the results of their findings. While these terms are not strictly synonymous they are often used int ...

and writer. She has worked for ''

Portland Monthly ''Portland Monthly'' (also referred to as ''Portland Monthly Magazine'') is a monthly news and general interest magazine which covers food, politics, business, design, events and culture in Portland, Oregon. The magazine was co-founded in 2003 b ...

'', ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...

'', and ''

Willamette Week ''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history ''Willame ...

''. She was laid off from ''The Oregonian'' in 2010. Brooks co-wrote ''The Mighty Gastropolis: Portland'' (2012) with Gideon Bosker and Teri Gelber. In 2017, she received the

James Beard Foundation The James Beard Foundation is a New York City-based national non-profit culinary arts organization named in honor of James Beard, a prolific food writer, teacher, and cookbook author, who was also known as the "Dean of American Cookery." The prog ...

's Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award. She has appeared in the television series ''Eater's Guide to the World'' and ''Street Food: USA''.

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Living people American food writers American women writers Writers from Portland, Oregon Year of birth missing (living people) {{Oregon-stub