Larry Olmsted

Location: Newbury, Vermont

Education: Georgetown University, Dartmouth College

Expertise: Food Industry

Larry Olmsted is a journalist who has written thousands of articles for major newspapers and magazines for the past 25 years.
He has published three books on the Guinness Book of World Records, food fraud, and most recently, sports fans.
He is frequently a guest expert, giving a TEDx talk and appearing on such shows as Dr. Oz, CBS This Morning, and ESPN Sportscenter.

Experience

Larry Olmsted has been writing articles and books on a range of topics for over 25 years. He has been a columnist for two national newspapers and has contributed to the Denver Post, Boston Globe, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, and more. Olmsted has also written for Cigar Aficionado, Popular Science, Outside, Men's Health, and a popular digital column for Forbes.

Olmsted has published three books; Getting Into Guinness; One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book in 2008. Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It in 2016. And most recently in 2021, Fans: How Watching Sports Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Understanding.

About Serious Eats

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