Cutlery the term "tableware" has come into use to avoid the implication that they are made of silver. The major items of cutlery in Western culture are the knife, fork and spoon. In recent times, hybrid versions of cutlery have been made combining the functionality of different eating implements, including the spork (spoon / fork), spife (spoon / knife), and knork (knife / fork) or the sporf which combines all three. The word cutler derives from the Middle English word 'cuteler' and this in turn derives from Old French 'coutelier' which comes from 'coutel'; meaning knife (modern French: couteau). The word's
Julie Strauss-Gabel lead to highly successful revisions; her editorial letters to writers have been described as being "famously intimidating." Strauss-Gabel married David Feldman, a writer and puppeteer for children's television, in 2000. Julie Strauss-Gabel Julie Ellyn Strauss-Gabel is an American publisher and editor of books for young adults who is notable for getting numerous titles on "The New York Times Best Seller list". Strauss-Gabel grew up in a suburb of New York City called White Plains, the daughter of a forensic photographer and a teacher of home economics. She attended Amherst College where she edited the college newspaper, "The Amherst Student", and