Barbara Costikyan

Barbara Heine Costikyan (December 25, 1928 – June 18, 2020), born Barbara Virginia Fatt, was an American food writer.

Barbara Costikyan
A young white woman with dark coiffed hair and dark eyes.
Barbara Heine, from a 1950 bridal announcement.
Born
Barbara Virginia Fatt

December 25, 1928 (1928-12-25)
New York City
DiedJune 18, 2020(2020-06-18) (aged 91)
New Jersey
Other namesBarbara Heine
OccupationWriter
SpouseEdward N. Costikyan
ParentArthur C. Fatt
RelativesGreg Costikyan (stepson)

Early life

Barbara Virginia Fatt was born in New York City, the daughter of Arthur C. Fatt and Virginia Finder Fatt (later Gernsback). Her father was an advertising executive.[1][2] She attended the Birch Wathen School in Manhattan, and graduated from Smith College in 1950.[3]

Career

Barbara Heine was an editor at Esquire magazine, and a political hostess through her second husband's work in New York City. During the 1980 Democratic National Convention, she hosted a reception for the Alaska delegation.[4]

Costikyan became a contributor to New York magazine in 1980, writing the "Underground Gourmet" column,[1] and other features about affordable dining in the city.[5] Her writing reflected an interest not only in the food on the plate, but in the people who prepare it. "I can't think about food without thinking about the people who do it. It is, after all, a very human enterprise. People prepare it with love for other people to eat," she explained in 1980.[6] She also wrote for The New York Times,[7] Harper's Bazaar,[8] and Cosmopolitan magazine,[9] and published a children's book, Be Kind to Your Dog at Christmas (1982).[10]

Personal life

Barbara Fatt married twice. Her first husband was lawyer Andrew Heine; they married in 1950, and had three children before they divorced.[3][11] Her second husband was lawyer Edward N. Costikyan; they married in 1977, and later divorced.[12][13] Game designer and writer Greg Costikyan was her stepson. Barbara Costikyan died from complications of COVID-19 in 2020, at the age of 91.[1]

References
  1. Goldberg, Emma (2020-08-07). "Barbara Costikyan, New York Magazine Food Columnist, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  2. Treaster, Joseph B. (January 16, 1999). "Arthur Fatt, 94, Grey Advertising Co-Founder". New York Times. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "BARBARA FATT MARRIED; Recent Graduate of Smith Wed to Andrew Heine, Law Student". The New York Times. 1950-06-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  4. "The Democratic Convention: Convention Notebook". The Ithaca Journal. 1980-08-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Costikyan, Barbara (May 11, 1981). "Great Spots for $25 Dinners for Two". New York: 30–50.
  6. "Between the Lines: Food and Shelter". New York: 5. September 29, 1980.
  7. Costikyan, Barbara (January 6, 1980). "How Houses and Barns Move On". New York Times. p. R2 – via ProQuest.
  8. Costikyan, Barbara (August 1985). "The Petite Gourmet: Fine, wholesome foods in easy-to-prepare recipes can whet even the most finicky appetites". Harper's Bazaar. 118: 142, 160, 220 – via ProQuest.
  9. Costikyan, Barbara (February 1987). "Barbara Hershey, Actress in Transit". Cosmopolitan. 202: 78, 82, 89 – via ProQuest.
  10. Costikyan, Barbara Heine (1982). Be kind to your dog at Christmas and other ways to have happy holidays and a lucky new year. Zarins, Joyce Audy. (1st ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-394-84963-9. OCLC 8052594.
  11. "Wilmington Law Student Weds New York Girl". The News Journal. 1950-06-23. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bridal at All Souls for Barbara Heine, Edward Costikyan". New York Times. March 7, 1977. p. 31 – via ProQuest.
  13. Hevesi, Dennis (June 23, 2012). "Edward Costikyan, 87; Advised Top New York Officials". New York Times. p. D8 – via ProQuest.
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