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TABLE TALK WITH TOMMY SIMMONS

Tommy Simmons is editor of The Advocate’s national award-winning food section. “Our food section is consistently ranked by the National Federation of Press Women and the Association of Food Journalists in the top 10 food sections in the United States in our circulation category,” she reports. “I feel justified,” Simmons adds, “in bragging about The Advocate food section because it’s our local cooks, chefs, restaurateurs, grocers, commercial fishermen, farmers and food entrepreneurs who produce the fabulous foods for South Louisiana’s tables. These fun people and great foods are who and what the whole country wants to read about and meet in person. Our job is easy — the best in the world.”

Simmons is a career newspaper journalist. She is a national board member of the Association of Food Journalists, a past state president of the Louisiana Press Women, and a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her columns in The Advocate include: Table Talk, Let’s Cook and What’s New in the Pot.

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