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I am a writer, mostly about food. I live in Los Angeles and I’ve written essays and feature stories for magazine and newspapers and I’ve authored and co-authored 19 cookbooks including The Cookie That Changed My Life, with chef legend Nancy Silverton, and my own Bowls of Plenty, a collection of recipes for food that is somewhat healthy, super delicious, and served in a bowl.
I’ve been nominated for three James Beard Awards. The third time turned out to be the charm, when Cubism Makes a Comeback, a story about (of all things) bullion cubes, which I wrote for the Los Angeles Times, was awarded Best Newspaper Feature Writing.
My feature stories and essays have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Saveur, The New York Times, Gourmet, and Bon Appetit, and other publications.
My email is carreno @ mac dot com. Please write! I love a worthy distraction.
P.s. I sometimes go by Carolina, and sometimes by Carolynn. My legal name is Carolina. My published writing has the byline Carolynn. I answer to both.
JOURNALISM
CUBISM MAKES A COMEBACK
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER)
LOOKING FOR GUILLERMO
SAVEUR (JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE)
CONFESSIONS OF A WOULD-BE HOUSEWIFE
LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE
THE SOULFUL SIMMER
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
FOOD IN THE SHINTO SPIRIT
SAVEUR