Barbara Fairchild (journalist)
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Born
February 26, 1951
Barbara Lieb
February 26, 1951
New York, New York, US
OccupationsWriter and editor
KnownforEditor of Bon Appetit, 2000–2011
Barbara Fairchild | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Lieb February 26, 1951 New York, New York, US |
| Education | California State University, Northridge |
| Occupations | Writer and editor |
| Known for | Editor of Bon Appetit, 2000–2011 |
| Parent(s) | Robert P. Lieb Ina Lieb |
Barbara Fairchild is a food journalist who was the editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit from 2000 until 2011.
Fairchild was born in 1951 in Queens, New York, to Robert P. Lieb and Ina Lieb. Her father was Jewish and her mother was Lutheran.[1] She moved to Los Angeles at a young age and grew up in Studio City.[2] She discovered her passion for food and cooking at a young age,[3] and after graduating from California State University, Northridge in 1972 with a degree in journalism, she went to work first for radio station KGIL-AM as a news writer,[1] then for Carte Blanche Magazine, and then later Bon Appetit in 1978 as an editorial assistant.[2][4]
