Burt Wolf

Burt Wolf (Burton Wolf) is an American journalist, writer, chef and TV producer. He is the host of the PBS series Travels and Traditions.^[1]

He has written or edited more than 60 books, authored a weekly column for The Washington Post^[2] and is a columnist at Salon.com.^[3]

Awards

Wolf was the first recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award for "Best Television Food Journalism" ^[4] and has been nominated for two cable Ace Awards and an Emmy in connection with travel and cultural history.^[2]

Selected books

• Real American Food: Restaurants, Markets, and Shops Plus Favorite Hometown Recipes by Burt Wolf and Andrew F. Smith (Hardcover - Jul 18, 2006)
• The New Cooks' Catalogue (Hardcover - Oct 24, 2000)
• Good to Eat: Flavorful recipes from one of television's best known food and travel journalists (Hardcover - April 6, 1999)
• Gatherings and Celebrations (Hardcover - Nov 1, 1996)
• Burt Wolf's Menu Cookbook (Hardcover - Jul 1, 1995)
• Eating Well (Paperback - Jun 1, 1994)
• Burt Wolf's Table (Hardcover - Jul 1, 1994)
• What's Cooking (Hardcover - Jan 1989)
• What's Cooking with TV Food Reporter Burt Wolf (Paperback - 1989)
• The Best of What's Cooking (Paperback - 1985)

Business Ventures

Owen Brennan's Restaurant, (Memphis, Tennessee)

• In 1989, Burt Wolf and a group of investors approached the Brennan's Restaurant ^[5] and obtained a license to open a New Orleans inspired restaurant called Owen Brennan's. Brennan's was the first restaurant of the dynasty of Brennan Family Restaurants. Owen Brennan's opened its doors to Memphis, TN in 1990 under the partnership of investors. Burt Wolf was the general partner. In 1991, James (Jim) Austin Baker, Jr. became the general partner after buying Burt Wolf's share and forming a new partnership. Jim later bought out all of the investors with his son, James Austin Baker, III under BakCO LLC. Today, Owen Brennan's is a family-owned and operated restaurant much like the original Brennan's.^[6]

• In 1993, John Grisham's book-to-movie, "The Firm" featured Owen Brennan's in a business lunch meeting between Tom Cruise & Gene Hackman in cocktail area of the restaurant. Owen Brennan's commemorated the filming by placing plaques on the two cocktail chairs where Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman sat.

References

1. ^ "Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions". Oregon Public Broadcast. 2007. http://www.opb.org/programs/program.php?id=17818. Retrieved 2007-01-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Salon.com Signs Television Sales Agreement with Burt Wolf and Accelerates Broadband Plans". Salon.com. http://archive.salon.com/press/releases/2000/01/06/wolf/index.html. Retrieved 2007-01-07. 
3. ^ "Salon.com archives". Salon.com. http://archive.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/04/06/coffee/index.html. 
4. ^ "1997 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees". Starchef.com. http://www.starchefs.com/JBeard/97Noms.html. Retrieved 2007-01-07. 
5. ^ Owen Brennan's - Official Website
6. ^ "Familiar face is new owner of Owen Brennan's", Memphis Business Journal, Thursday, October 13, 2005,

External links

• Burt Wolf website
• Burt Wolf at the Internet Movie Database