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Carol Brock

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Carol Brock
Born(1923-12-14)December 14, 1923
DiedJuly 27, 2020(2020-07-27) (aged 96)
Alma materQueens College, City University of New York
New York University
OccupationFood critic
SpouseEmil Andrew Brock
Children2

Carol Brock (December 14, 1923, Queens – July 27, 2020, Manhasset, New York) was a food critic and founder of Les Dames d'Escoffier.[1] She was also a philanthropist.[2] The State University of New York at Cobleskill awarded her a doctorate of Humane Letters in 2016.[3]

Early life and education

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Carol Jean Lang was the only child of Charles and Helen. Her father ran a butcher shop, while her mother was a homemaker, and the family lived in Beechhurst, Queens. She earned a home economics degree from Queens College, City University of New York and a master's in food science from New York University. She married accountant Emil Andrew Brock when she was 20 years old.[1]

Career

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Brock was a food journalist at the New York Daily News who strove to break what she called the "Pyrex ceiling".[1]

Earlier, she worked for 23 years at Good Housekeeping magazine before spending three years as food editor of Parents magazine before moving to the Daily News in 1971.[1]

She started at Good Housekeeping as an assistant food editor. Responsible for developing recipes, Brock eventually was a contributing editor for several of the magazine's cookbooks.[2]

Death

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At the age of 96, Brock died of respiratory failure at North Shore Hospital.[4] She was survived by sons Brian and Craig.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Leland, John (August 12, 2020). "Carol Brock, Who Pushed at a 'Pyrex Ceiling,' Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Carol Brock, Food Journalist, Philanthropist, and Trailblazing Founder of Les Dames d'Escoffier International (LDEI), Dies". PR Newswire. July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Great Neck Public Schools (August 26, 2016). "Culinary Trailblazer Carol Brock Receives Honorary Doctorate". Great Neck Record. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Amati, Chiara (August 13, 2020). "Muore a 96 anni la food writer americana Carol Brock, il ricordo di Lidia Bastianich". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved August 29, 2022.