Judith Weinraub

At a Glance - Longtime reporter and section editor, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C. - Worked in the Food section. - - "Once, when I was a teenager living in Baltimore, I got caught in a hurricane after lunch at Mrs. K's Toll House in Silver Spring." Over 25 years at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C., Judith Weinraub worked through reporting and editing assignments with 10 of those years in the Food section. The craft here is newsroom food writing: watching how a section is shaped by deadlines, editorial judgment, and the repetitive labor of revising copy until it holds. In that setting, Weinraub’s work sat where reporting meets appetite, treating food as a subject tied to place, memory, and public life rather than as a standalone topic. The departure note is plain, and that plainness is part of the record: "This week, after 10 years in the Food section and 25 years at The Washington Post, I'm leaving to take advantage of the paper's recent buyout offer." Judith Weinraub’s own wording captures what newsroom exits often look like, measured, practical, and shaped by institutional change. It marks the end of a long run at the paper without trying to dress it up. The remembered anecdote turns on how food memory can sit beside weather, geography, and surprise: "Once, when I was a teenager living in Baltimore, I got caught in a hurricane after lunch at Mrs. K's Toll House in Silver Spring." The value of the line is in its sequence, lunch at Mrs. K's Toll House in Silver Spring, then the abrupt turn into a hurricane. Judith Weinraub’s recollection shows the lived detail that can sharpen a food writer’s eye: a meal, a place, and a storm all held in the same sentence.

Signature

Judith's signature dishes include Salad: A Global History.

In Their Words “Once, when I was a teenager living in Baltimore, I got caught in a hurricane after lunch at Mrs. K's Toll House in Silver Spring.”

Recognition

Judith Weinraub has received James Beard Award.

FAQ Who is Judith Weinraub? Judith Weinraub is a longtime reporter and section editor at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C. What is Judith Weinraub known for? She is known for her work in the Food section and her long tenure at The Washington Post. Where does Judith Weinraub work? Her career is tied to The Washington Post in Washington, D.C.