Dotty Griffith, 71, of Dallas, a pioneering food journalist who had taught food writing at the Mayborn School of Journalism since 2016, died Sept. 13.
She worked for The Dallas Morning News for 36 years, editing the food section and working as the dining critic. Her articles appeared in The New York Times and Southern Living. She also wrote a dozen cookbooks and hosted the KRLD radio show “In the Kitchen with Dotty.” She has been credited with helping usher in modern Texas cuisine and establishing Texas as a serious food region, and her achievements earned her the Legends Award from the Press Club of Dallas.
She later worked for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the Katy Trail Weekly.
Services are scheduled for late October or early November.
