DAVID LATT

I've been a television producer for twenty-five years, working on Hill Street Blues (won an Emmy), The Hitchhiker, Bakersfield P.D., Get A Life, EZ Streets, Stir Crazy, Twin Peaks (nominated for a second Emmy) and many others. I’ve co-written half a dozen pilot scripts and headed the writi... more >

I've been a television producer for twenty-five years, working on Hill Street Blues (won an Emmy), The Hitchhiker, Bakersfield P.D., Get A Life, EZ Streets, Stir Crazy, Twin Peaks (nominated for a second Emmy) and many others. I’ve co-written half a dozen pilot scripts and headed the writing staff of DotComix a motion-capture animation web site. And through the long hours and stress of dealing with production craziness--bad weather, out of control costs, needy actors, and distressed fellow writers--I cooked. Sometimes after a really difficult week, I’d cook all weekend. Eight, ten hours each day, I’d stand over the cutting board and stove, cooking. Cutting carrots got my focus back. Making spaghetti with shitake mushrooms made things simple again. Other people in my profession took up gambling or drank or went crazy chasing women. Not me. I went home and cooked.
Now I’ve added food writer/blogger to my resume. I contribute to my web site (www.menwholoketocook.com) and others in pursuit of a community of people who enjoy cooking and eating. < less