Comments on: O’Donnel’s ‘What’s Cooking’ Chat Is Toast

By: Food Blogger Kim O’Donnel Is Leaving the WaPo for True/Slant - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:42:44 +0000

[...] March, the Washington Post pulled the plug on Kim O’Donnel’s long-time chat, What’s Cooking. Today, O’Donnel announced on her daily Post food blog that she herself is pulling the plug [...]

By: O’Donnel Is Back on the Air Today with ‘Table Talk’ - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:49:25 +0000

[...] unceremoniously losing her post.com gig last month, O’Donnel had been hosting a makeshift chat on facebook for the most die-hard of her fans. [...]

By: This Week’s Greatest Hits from the Young & Hungry Blog - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:57:44 +0000

[...] was an eventful week in local food. Kim O’Donnel went from losing her weekly cooking chat to launching another. Mark Slater got a new job, and Georgetown Wine and Spirits still can’t [...]

By: karla

karla — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:48:18 +0000

Tim, I'm glad you found this noteworthy. These "cost-cutting measures" at the expense of ten years of community-building around a topic of great importance to all humans, namely food, really shows ya where the corporate heart is... (what heart?) Prevailing attitude: when the going gets rough, discard those who put you on the top. Kim managed to bring important topics about food and nutrition to the front in a lively forum that educated us on issues ranging from sustainability to tastiness and technique, as she routinely shared insights she'd grasp along the way; why it's best to buy local from small farmers, why what's in or on our food makes a difference, where does the fish and foul come from -- all awhile honoring diverse eaters... vegan, vegetarian, carnivores and everyone in between. With her terrific sense of humor, research-oriented writing and a substantial following, she will land on her feet, no question. Will the Post? Jury's out on that question. But - you know what they say... cause 'n' effect is a mother.