Primary Color Writers
Creator and editor Harriet Choice started Primary Color in 1986. She was with the Chicago Tribune for 17 years during which she was a writer, arts editor, jazz critic and executive travel editor.
Fashion
Patricia McLaughlin (REALSTYLE)
Patricia McLaughlin is an award-winning writer, whose articles have appeared in many publications, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The American Scholar. Since 1983, she has written a weekly style column for The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, focusing subjects as varied as why Americans hate umbrellas, should briefcases have sex, the special power of boots, safe socks and a myriad of other fashion themes.
Food
Brete Harrison (COLE'S COOKING A TO Z)
Book and magazine publisher, editor and writer Brete Harrison has been involved with cooking and culinary publishing for nearly 20 years, including the best-selling cookbook "Cole's Cooking A to Z" and three James Beard Foundation nominees. Living in Northern California's Sonoma County wine country, Brete is founding chairman/CEO of the Culinary Society of America, a national membership organization for culinary enthusiasts and professionals.
Sally Schneider (THE IMPROVISATIONAL COOK)
A former chef, Sally Schneider is a regular contributor to NPR's "The Splendid Table and author of the best-selling cookbooks "The Improvisational Cook and "A New Way to Cook. She has won numerous awards, including four James Beard awards for her books and magazine writing.
Sally has written about an array of topics -- from hunting truffles in Italy, to an eccentric Swiss settlement in Appalachia, to curing hams in a city apartment -- for publications such as The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Saveur, Food & Wine, Self and Connoisseur. She has contributed to many books including "The Encyclopedia of Appalachia, "The Collected Traveler and "America's Best Recipes. As a contributing editor to Food & Wine magazine, she wrote the popular monthly column "Well-Being for many years.
Sally has appeared frequently on television, including "Good Morning America, "The CBS Early Show, "Multo Mario and "Real Simple on PBS. As a food stylist, she has worked with such notable photographers as Irving Penn, Hiro, Annie Leibovitz and Maria Robledo. She lives in New York City.
Peter D. Franklin (COOKBOOK NOOK)
Peter D. Franklin has been writing his biweekly Cookbook Nook column for Universal Press Syndicate for more than 20 years. His cookbook collection, which numbers more than 5,000 volumes, has been donated to the Rare Books Library at The Ohio State University, Columbus. He also is a journalist with more than 35 years of experience, a contributor to a variety of periodicals, a public relations practitioner, and the author of 12 books, including an award-winning true-crime thriller.
Home
Elaine Markoutsas (BY DESIGN)
A former Homes writer for the Chicago Tribune, Elaine contributes to many national home furnishings magazines, such as Better Homes and Gardens, Home, Decorating and Country Home.
Michael Walsh (HOME TOUCH)
Michael is a nationally published design writer for leading magazines: Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens, North Shore Magazine and Parade Magazine. He has worked for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Detroit Free Press and the Atlanta Constitution.
Claire Whitcomb (DESIGN SCHOOL)
Claire is the author of numerous decorating and history books, including "Designers in Residence." She writes for a variety of magazines, including House Beautiful, House & Garden and Victoria.
Marty Ross (THE WELL-DRESSED GARDEN)
Marty is a frequent gardening columnist for The Kansas City Star, and her work appears regularly in several national gardening magazines.
Travel
Marcia Schnedler (THE TIME TO TRAVEL)
Marcia is the author of "The Seasoned Traveler" (Country Roads Press, 1992), a contributing editor to 50 & Beyond magazine, and a regular travel writer for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Patrick Joseph and Jeremy Schmidt (ADVENTURING)
Pat's adventure writing has appeared in Outside magazine, Smithsonian and on the Discovery Channel Online. Jeremy is veteran of expeditions on six continents and the author of the award-winning, "Himalayan Passage."
Jay Clarke (BY THE WAY)
Jay is a travel writer in Coral Gables, Florida.
