William Grimes
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Born
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1950-07-25
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July 25, 1950
(age 73)
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Occupation(s)
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food writer
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William H. "Biff" Grimes
(born July 25, 1950) is an American food writer, former magazine writer, culture reporter, theater columnist, restaurant critic, book reviewer and a current
obituary
writer for
The New York Times
.
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He is the author of four books on
food
and drink in the United States, including the recent work
Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York
.
[2]
Early life and education
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Grimes was born in
Houston, Texas
. In 1973, he obtained a
B.A.
in English from
Indiana University Bloomington
where he graduated with honors. In 1974, he received a
M. A.
in English from the
University of Chicago
and in 1982 earned his
Ph.D.
in
comparative literature
. He also received a Whiting Fellowship.
Career
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In April 1999, Grimes was named restaurant critic at
The New York Times
. Prior, he served as a reporter in the style department, where he wrote in the dining section since September 1997. From October 1991 until September 1997 he worked as a reporter on the cultural desk where he reviewed independent film, visual art, and books.
Grimes joined
The New York Times
in May 1989 as a story editor and writer. Before working for
The Times
, he was the executive editor for
Avenue Magazine
from September 1986 to May 1989 while also contributing to
The New York Times Magazine
.
He was a copy editor for
Esquire
from April 1984 to September 1986. He also wrote on cocktails for the magazine.
From April 1980 to April 1984, he was associate editor of
Macmillan Publishing
where he worked to translate the
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
into English.
Grimes features prominently in the 2017 documentary,
Obit
, about the New York Times obituaries desk.
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Awards and honors
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In 1998, Grimes was nominated for a
James Beard Foundation
award for his work on a Dining article titled, "Is America Ready for Bunny Ragout?" In 1993, he was awarded the Press Club of Long Island award for his reporting for "Who Painted this Picture?"
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Personal
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Grimes is married and he and his wife live in
Astoria, Queens
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Bibliography
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- Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York
(October 13, 2009)
- Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail
(October 2002)
- My Fine Feathered Friend
(May 2002)
- Straight Up or on the Rocks: A Cultural History of American Drink
(April 1993)
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