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    Good Food

    The Secret Life of a Cookbook Ghostwriter

    Andrew Friedman runs the website Toqueland.com . He's also a cookbook ghostwriter, and was quoted in a controversial New York Times article about ghostwriting that saw high profile celebrities like Rachel Ray and Gwyneth Paltrow taking umbrage.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Andrew Friedman runs the website Toqueland.com. He's also a cookbook ghostwriter, and was quoted in a controversial New York Times article about ghostwriting that saw high profile celebrities like Rachel Ray and Gwyneth Paltrow taking umbrage.

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    Cookbook Ghostwriters; Classic Menus; Linguistics of Food
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:36All about Roasting Vegetables
    3. 14:33Classic Cookbooks
    4. 21:49The Secret Life of a Cookbook GhostwriterYou’re reading this
    5. 31:28The New York Public Library's Menu Collection
    6. 39:36Soda, Pop or Coke? The Linguistics of Food
    7. 50:30Slurping Dumplings through a Boba Straw
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    Cookbook Ghostwriters; Classic Menus; Linguistics of Food
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:36All about Roasting Vegetables
    3. 14:33Classic Cookbooks
    4. 21:49The Secret Life of a Cookbook GhostwriterYou’re reading this
    5. 31:28The New York Public Library's Menu Collection
    6. 39:36Soda, Pop or Coke? The Linguistics of Food
    7. 50:30Slurping Dumplings through a Boba Straw
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