It may not be possible to get rare roast beef but if you're willing to settle for well done, ask them to hold the sweetened library paste that passes for gravy.

Burros has also worked for NBC Radio Network News United Features The Washington Daily News and The Washington Star. Marian Burros (born in Waterbury Connecticut) is a cookbook author and food columnist for The New York Times a position Marian Burros has held since 1983. Previously Burros was The Washington Post's food editor and a consumer reporter for an NBC affiliate a position for which Marian Burros won an Emmy Award.

She has received a National Press Club citation (for food safety coverage) the American Association of University Women Mass Media Award and is a three time winner of the Vesta Award. Marian Burros (born in Waterbury Connecticut) is a cookbook author and food columnist for The New York Times a position Marian Burros has held since 1983. She is also a three-time winner of the Vesta Award.