Food critic Joshua Ozersky died after suffering seizure in hotel shower, ME says

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Josh Ozersky, 47.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A cause of death has been determined for a food critic who died in Chicago earlier this month.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office says Joshua Ozersky, 47, drowned in a hotel shower after suffering a seizure on May 4. He was in town for the James Beard Foundation Awards.

Ozersky was food correspondent for Esquire magazine and he wrote several books.