David Leite
Born 1960s.
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Biography
David was born about 1960 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Manuel Leite de Melo and Elvira Costa . Both parents are of Azorean heritage.
David grew up in Swansea, Massachusetts.
He is a Portuguese American chef, food writer, and writer/owner of the website "Leite's Culinaria" (https://leitesculinaria.com/). His website was the first to win the James Beard Award.
He wrote the cookbook, "The New Portuguese Table" which was awarded the 2010 IACP First Book Award and the Julia Child Award. In 2012, his website was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame.
He has also written a memoir titled "Notes on a Banana: Food, Love, and Manic Depression" published in 2017 which details his childhood, his homosexuality, and his diagnosis of manic depression.
Sources
- Leite, David. "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression". Dey Street Books : 2017.
- "Food writer David Leite charts his struggle with bipolar depression and accepting being gay" by Joe Meyers. CTPost.com : 8 Apr 2017. http://www.ctpost.com/living/article/Food-writer-David-Leite-charts-his-struggle-with-11053238.php
- "David Leite's New Memoir is Notes on a Banana" by ABH. Byrd's Books : 10 Apr 2017. http://byrdsbooks.com/2017/04/10/greeting-reading-eating-with-david-leite-on-sunday-april-23rd-at-500pm/
- Leite's Culinaria. http://www.leitesculinaria.com
- Culinary Hall of Fame. Induction announcement for Leite's Culinaria. http://www.culinaryhalloffame.com/inductees/leites_culinaria.htm
See Also:
- Wikipedia: David Leite
- Wikidata: Item Q5236481, en:Wikipedia
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