THE BEST AMERICAN FOOD WRITING 2023

To cite a few of the many fine narrators of these essays and blogs about food, Nikki Massoud gives an inspired performance with perfect pitch of "Border Lines," Anya von Bremzen's nuanced debunking of national dishes. Johnny Rey Diaz, with clear Italian enunciation, does a fine turn on John Last's clever "There is No Such Thing as Italian Food." Dylan Moore brings empathy and conviction to her crisp narration of Kate Silber's "You Don't Look Anorexic," and Chanté McCormick captures the ironic tone and edgy sarcasm in Lindsay C. Green's "Effortless Anonymity," about being the DETROIT FREE PRESS's first Black restaurant critic. Editor Bittman has found remarkable selections from EATER, GRUB STREET, HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, and even the JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2023]