James Oseland

James Oseland
Oseland in 2012
Born (1963-02-09) February 9, 1963 (age 61)
Mountain View, California
EducationSan Francisco Art Institute, BFA & MFA
Occupations
  • Author
  • Editor
  • Television personality
Notable work
Websitejamesoseland.com

James Oseland is an American writer, editor and television personality. He is the author and editor-in-chief of World Food, an acclaimed book series from Ten Speed Press. He served as editor-in-chief of the U.S. food magazine Saveur from 2006 to 2014.[1] His memoir and cookbook Cradle of Flavor (2006, W.W. Norton) was named one of the best books of 2006 by the New York Times, Time Asia, and Good Morning America, among others.[2] He has edited an array of bestselling and award-winning anthologies and cookbooks, notably Saveur: The New Comfort Food (2011, Chronicle), A Fork In the Road (2013, Lonely Planet), and Saveur: The New Classics (2014, Weldon Owen). His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Gourmet, Vogue, and dozens of other media outlets. He was a judge from 2009 to 2013 on the Bravo television series Top Chef Masters.[3]

Oseland is the author of Jimmy Neurosis (2019, Ecco Press),[4] a critically acclaimed coming-of-age memoir set against the California and New York City punk rock movements of the late 1970s. Out called the book "nonstop entertainment," while Rolling Stone hailed it as a "vibrant coming-of-age memoir [told] in an instantly lovable voice."[5][6]

  1. ^ Galarza, Daniela. "Longtime Saveur EIC James Oseland resigns". Eater.
  2. ^ "James Oseland". James Oseland.
  3. ^ "James Oseland". Bravo TV. 25 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Neurosis". Denise Shannon Literary Agency.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "9 Queer Books to Read This Month". Out Magazine. 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "James Oseland's 'Jimmy Neurosis' is a Vibrant Coming-of-Age Memoir". Rolling Stone.