2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
6 things I've learned in 25 years of food journalism
In 1999, I had a revelation. I was a copy editor at the Boston Globe, angling for a promotion, when I realized that I was getting tired of working in news and needed a change. I bought the book 'What Color Is Your Parachute?,' sat with a pen and paper in hand, and closed my eyes. It was the first of what I expected would be many visualization exercises aimed at finding my calling — imagine you're happy, now imagine you're at work, now imagine you're happy at work! — and it lasted all of 5 seconds.