Chris Hoffman

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation Writer, Communications Consultant
Location North Haven, Connecticut, United States
Introduction I am a veteran journalist and public relations professional. I currently write for the Hartford Courant and other publications. This blog is about whatever pops into my head, including food, cooking, baking, language, journalism, history, books, art and social commentary.
Interests Food, cooking, history, journalism, current affairs, travel
Favorite Movies Godfather I and II, Goodfellas, Big Night, The Graduate, Mephisto, Shoot the Piano Player, Citizen Kane, All the President's Men, Dr. Strangeglove, Animal House, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Apocalypse Now, Pulp Fiction, The Tin Drum, Sherlock Holmes (both Robert Downey, Jr. movies
Favorite Music Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, JS Bach, Frank (as in Sinatra)
Favorite Books Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Farewell my Lovely, Means of Ascent, All the Pretty Horses, A Farewell to Arms, The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Waves, Friday Night Lights, Kitchen Confidential, anything by Alan Furst, Into the Wild, The Glory and The Dream, The Great War and Modern Memory, Huckleberry Finn, anything by Karen E. Olson, Slaughter House Five, Wise Guys, The Valachi Papers, Fast Food Nation, the Omnivore's Dilemma

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