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Title
Lucy Burningham Oral History Interview
Description
Lucy Burningham is an author who writes about food and drink, travel, and various other topics. In her interview, Burningham talks about growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah; how her interest in food and beverage writing grew; and how travel influenced her personal and professional life. She also talks about her early college experience at Boston College, the University of Montana (BA, English Language and Literature), and Portland State University (MA, Creative Non-fiction).
Burningham shares stories about her early jobs in writing, including working at two magazine in Salt Lake City and writing for various publications as a freelancer (New York Times, Mens Journal, Saveur, Sunset, Lonely Planet). Burningham discusses about how she moved towards beer writing, starting with her first article in Beer Northwest/Beer West magazine through longer publication projects like Hop in the Saddle and the Feminist Guide to Beer Drinking. In the end of the interview, Burningham talks about her 2016 book My Beer Year, a book that chronicles her journey to obtaining a Cicerone certification. Throughout the interview, Burningham reflects on how the brewing industry has evolved since she moved to Portland in 2005, how studying for the Cicerone exam changed her relationship with beer, how gender has impacted her experiences as a beer drinker and author.
Burningham shares stories about her early jobs in writing, including working at two magazine in Salt Lake City and writing for various publications as a freelancer (New York Times, Mens Journal, Saveur, Sunset, Lonely Planet). Burningham discusses about how she moved towards beer writing, starting with her first article in Beer Northwest/Beer West magazine through longer publication projects like Hop in the Saddle and the Feminist Guide to Beer Drinking. In the end of the interview, Burningham talks about her 2016 book My Beer Year, a book that chronicles her journey to obtaining a Cicerone certification. Throughout the interview, Burningham reflects on how the brewing industry has evolved since she moved to Portland in 2005, how studying for the Cicerone exam changed her relationship with beer, how gender has impacted her experiences as a beer drinker and author.
Creator
Lucy Burningham
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
April 16, 2018
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh35-burningham-lucy-20180416
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Lucy Burningham
Location
Portland, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital Video
Duration
1:44:09
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video