Jef Klein
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Jef Klein is the author of The History and Stories of the Best Bars of New York, published by Turner Publishing in 2006 (third printing in 2013).
Biography[edit]
Klein was born Jennifer Pimentel in Hillsdale, NJ, and nicknamed "Jef" as a child. She spent 14 years working in the restaurant industry in New Jersey and New York City, and helped organize a restaurant in New Brunswick, NJ, under the Communications Workers of America, acting as Shop Steward and Vice President. She graduated from Rutgers University in 1982 with a degree in Art History, and worked in New York City for City Harvest and The Paley Center for Media, as well as for Princeton University, before becoming a writer full-time. She currently lives in Providence, RI, and also writes under the pen name Jane Vassar.[1]
Accolades[edit]
Awards[edit]
Winner of 2006 USABookNews History: Media/Entertainment award.
Silver medal winner of the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Regional Non-Fiction in the U.S. North-East.[2]
TV appearances[edit]
Discovery Channel’s Uber Guide
PBS’ Emmy-award winning series, New York Originals: Episode 3, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 10
Print interviews and reviews[edit]
"Free Lunch Returns (And Why It Isn't Free)," The New York Times[3]
"Saloon Secrets," The Wall Street Journal[4]
"That's The Spirit," TimeOut New York
"History Is Fun," New York Metro
"Book of Best Bars," AM New York
Book talks[edit]
NYC Tenement Museum
NYC Landmark West!
The Dublin House
Columbia University
References[edit]
- ↑ https://jenn-pimentel.squarespace.com/best-bars
- ↑ "Announcing 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results - Part 2". Independent Publisher Book Awards. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ Torgovnick, Kate (March 18, 2007). "Free Lunch Returns (And Why It's Not Free)". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ Gardner, Ralph Jr. (April 25, 2012). "Saloon Secrets". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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