List of women cookbook writers
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This is a list of notable women cookbook writers.
Australia[]
- Stephanie Alexander (born 1940), restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Margaret Fulton (1924–2019), British-born journalist, cookbook writer
- Donna Hay (born 1971), popular cookbook writer, magazine editor
- Tess Mallos (1933–2012), food journalist, cookbook writer, specializing in Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine
- Kim McCosker, cookbook writer since 2007
- Mietta O'Donnell (1950–2001), chef, restaurateur, food critic, cookbook writer
- Wilhelmina Rawson (1851–1933), Australia's first female cookbook writer publishing Mrs. Lance Rawson's cookery book and household hints in 1876
- Charmaine Solomon (born 1930), Australian cook, author of 31 cookbooks and the creator of her own brand of spice blends and marinades
Austria[]
- Katharina Prato (1818–1897), cookbook writer, published the highly popular Die süddeutsche Küche in 1858
Bangladesh[]
- Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), nutritionist, educator, cookbook writer, television host
Canada[]
- Cecily Brownstone (1909–2005), food editor, cookbook writer
- Ayesha Curry (born 1989), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
- Christine Cushing (graduated 1986), Greek-born television chef, cookbook writer
- Meeru Dhalwala, Indian-born restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Margaret Dickenson, cookbook writer since 1996, television personality
- Naomi Duguid (born 1950), photographer, cookbook writer
- Norene Gilletz (1940–2020), kosher cookbook writer
- Candice Hutchings (born 1988), food blogger, youtuber, cookbook writer
- Marthe Miral (fl. 1934), collective pseudonym used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks translated into French
- Siue Moffat (born 1973), chocolatier, filmmaker, cookbook writer
- Margo Oliver (1923–2010), radio and television cook, cookbook writer
- Jean Paré (born 1927), caterer, cookbook writer
- Anna Lee Scott (fl. 1930s-1960s), house name used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks published in English
- Colleen Taylor Sen (born 1944), language teacher, translator, food and travel writer, cookbook writer
- Edna Staebler (1906–2006), literary journalist, cookbook writer
- Anita Stewart (1947–2020), food activist, food and cookbook writer
- Lucy Waverman, food journalist, columnist, cookbook writer
China[]
- Yan-kit So (1933–2001), food historian, cookbook writer
Denmark[]
- Mette Blomsterberg (born 1970), pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Caroline Fleming (born 1975), entrepreneur, television personality, Danish cookbook writer
- Kristine Marie Jensen (1858–1923), highly popular Danish cookbook writer
- Anne Marie Mangor (1781–1865), pioneering Danish cookbook writer
- Helena Patursson (1864–1916), actress, feminist, playwright, writer, author of the first Faroese cookbook Matreglur fyri hvørt hús (Food-rules for every house, 1908)
- Bi Skaarup (1952–2014), archaeologist, food historian, non-fiction writer, curator
France[]
- Julie Andrieu (born 1974), photographer, television and radio host, cookbook writer
- Simone Beck (1904–1991), cookbook writer, cooking teacher, played important role in introducing French cooking into American kitchens
- Louisette Bertholle (1905–1999), chef, cookbook writer on French cuisine
- Clotilde Dusoulier (born 1979), food writer, blogger, cookbook writer in English and French
- Madeleine Kamman (1931–2018), chef, restaurateur, cookery teacher, cookbook writer
- Corinne Trang, author of cookbooks on Asian cuisine since 1999
- Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec (1901–1972), journalist, cookbook writer
Germany[]
- Henriette Davidis (1801–1876), popular 19th-century German cookbook writer, author of Praktisches Kochbuch (1845)
- Susanna Eger (1640–1713), cook and cookbook writer, author of Leipziger Kochbuch (1706)
- Sabina Welserin, author of the early cookbook Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin (1553)
- Anna Wecker (died 1596), early cookbook writer
- Luisa Weiss (born 1977), Italian-American food writer, author of Classic German Baking (2016)
- Rebekka Wolf, early German-Jewish cookbook writer, published Kochbuch für israelitische Frauen in 1851
Greece[]
- Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food journalist, educator, cookbook writer
Guadeloupe[]
- Vanessa Bolosier, French Caribbean food writer, model, living in London since 2005
India[]
- Tarla Dalal (1936–2013), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
- Ritu Dalmia (born 1973), chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer
- Bilkees I. Latif, social work, writer, published Essential Andhra Cookbook (1999)
- Nita Mehta, Indian cookbook writer since the 1990s
- Mrs Balbir Singh (1912–1994), chef, cookery teacher, cookbook writer
- Beatrice A. Vieyra, author of the early cookbook on Indian cooking, Culinary Art Sparkles (1915)
Iran[]
- Sanaz Minaie, chef, cookbook writer since 1978
- Roza Montazemi (c.1921–2009), cookbook writer
Ireland[]
- Darina Allen (born 1948), cook, cookbook writer
- Rachel Allen (born 1972), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Trish Deseine (born 1964), cookbook writer, writing in French and English, television personality
- Theodora FitzGibbon (1916–1991), cookbook writer, model, actress
- Catherine Fulvio, cook, cookbook writer, television personality
- Maura Laverty (1907–1966) cookbook writer, novelist, journalist and broadcaster
- Clodagh McKenna, cookbook writer, columnist, chef and television presenter
- Rozanna Purcell (born 1990), cook, cookbook writer, model, television personality
Israel[]
- Jamie Geller, American-born Israeli cookbook writer since 2007
- Janna Gur, Latvian-born emigrant to Israel in 1974, editor, cookbook writer on Israeli and Jewish cuisine
Italy[]
- Ada Boni (1881–1973), magazine editor, cookbook writer
- Susanna Cutini (born 1962), chef, Italian cookbook writer
- Manuela Darling-Gansser (born 1950), cookbook writer, television personality, based in Australia
Japan[]
- Asako Kishi (1923–2015), cookbook writer, journalist
- Harumi Kurihara (born 1947), cookbook writer, television personality
- Katsuyo Kobayashi (1937–2014), cookbook writer, television personality
- Miyuki Hatoyama (born 1943), wife of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, actress, interior designer, cookbook writer
South Korea[]
- Jang Gye-hyang (1598–1680), poet, thinker, welfare worker, Asia's first female cookbook writer 음식디미방 (1670)
Netherlands[]
- Wina Born (1920–2001), journalist, profuse cookbook writer and columnist
- Martine Wittop Koning (1870–1963), nutrition expert, cookbook writer
New Zealand[]
- Annabel Langbein (born 1958), cookbook writer since 1988
- Annabelle White, food columnist, cookbook writer since 1997
- Chelsea Winter, winner of third New Zealand masterchef; went on to write (currently) 4 cookbooks
Norway[]
- Wenche Andersen (born 1954), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Maren Elisabeth Bang (1797–1884), wrote the first Norwegian cookbook to be printed: Huusholdnings-Bog, indrettet efter den almindelige Brug i norske Huusholdninger (1831)
- Dorothea Christensen (1847–1908), educator, cookbook writer, author of Norway's first cookery textbook Kogebog for Folkeskole og Hjemmet (1891)
- Henriette Schønberg Erken (1866–1953), popular cookbook writer
- Ingrid Espelid Hovig (1924–2018), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Karen Splid Møller (1800–1880), author of the handwritten Moldegård Cookbook begun in 1819
- Hanna Winsnes (1789–1872), poet, Norway's first female novelist, author of the early cookbook Lærebog i de forskjellige Grene af Huusholdningen (1845)
Poland[]
- Wincenta Zawadzka (c. 1824–1894), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Kucharka litewska (1843)
- Lucyna Ćwierciakiewiczowa (1829–February 1901), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Jedyne praktyczne przepisy wszelkich zapasów spiżarnianych oraz pieczenia ciast (The only practical compendium of recipes for all household stocks and pastry) (1858)
Romania[]
- Simona Lazăr (or Simona Nicoleta Lazăr) (born 1968), journalist, gastronome, food critic, cookbook writer, publisher, author of many culinary books and studies about history of gastronomy and cookbooks
Slovakia[]
- Zdena Studenková (born 1954), actress, singer, cookbook writer
Spain[]
- Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), journalist, writer, author of ¿Quiere usted comer bien?
- Miriam González Durántez (born 1968), Spanish lawyer and cookbook writer
Sweden[]
- Gustafva Björklund (1794–1862), Finnish-born restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Margareta Elzberg (fl. 1751), author of the first authentic Swedish cookbook
- Lotta Lundgren (born 1971), television presenter, cookbook writer
- Tina Nordström (born 1973), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Sofia von Porat (born 1989), travel writer, cookbook writer
- Anna Maria Rückerschöld (1725–1805), housekeeping specialist, cookbook writer
- Cajsa Warg (1703–1769), pioneering cookbook writer
- Johanna Westman (born 1969), television host, children's writer, cookbook writer
Switzerland[]
- Maria Susanna Kübler (1814–1873), German-speaking Swiss writer, housekeeping guides and cookbooks
United Kingdom[]
- Eliza Acton (1799–1859), poet, cook, early cookbook writer, author of the influential Modern Cookery for Private Families (1845)
- Zoe Adjonyoh (born late 1970s), British writer and cook
- Gretel Beer (1921–2010), Austrian-born cookbook and travel writer, columnist
- Isabella Beeton (1836–1865), author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, 1861
- Mary Berry (born 1935), television presenter, cookbook writer
- Ravinder Bhogal, Kenyan-born British chef, since 2010 food writer and television host
- Sarah Brown author of Sarah Brown's Vegetarian Kitchen and television series
- May Byron (1861–1936), writer, poet and cookbook writer
- Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1920–2014), writer, socialite
- Charlotte, Lady Clark of Tillypronie (1851–1897), aristocrat and socialite, collector of the recipes in The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie (1909)
- Fanny Cradock (1909–1994), restaurant critic, television cook, cookbook writer
- Sophie Dahl (born 1977), model, cookbook writer, television presenter
- Elizabeth David (1913–1992), cookbook writer, covering French, Italian and British cooking, author of the influential 1950 A Book of Mediterranean Food
- Anna Del Conte (born 1925), Italian-born food and cookbook writer
- Josceline Dimbleby (born 1943), ´food columnist, cookbook writer
- Fuchsia Dunlop, cookbook writer since 2001, specializing in Chinese cuisine
- Harry Eastwood (born c.1980), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
- Rose Elliot, author of vegetarian cookbooks, starting with Simply Delicious (1967)
- Lady Elinor Fettiplace (c.1570 – in or after 1647), compiler of a manuscript book, now known under the title Elinor Fettiplace's Receipt Book, dated 1604.
- Sabrina Ghayour (born 1976), Iranian-born chef and cookbook writer
- Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), pioneering cookbook writer, published The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy in 1747
- Vivien Goldman (born 1954), journalist, cookbook writer, musician
- Patience Gray (1917–2005), cookbook and travel writer
- Jane Grigson (1928–1990), cookbook writer
- Sophie Grigson (born 1959), columnist, cookbook writer
- Christian Guthrie Wright (1844–1907), educator, co-founder of the Edinburgh School of Cookery, cookbook writer
- Kate Halford, cookbook writer in the 1910s
- Dorothy Hartley (1893–1985), author of Food in England (1954)
- Margot Henderson (born 1964), chef, caterer, cookery writer
- Ching He Huang (born 1978), British Taiwanese food writer and television chef
- Anissa Helou (born 1952), chef, cookbook writer, specializing in Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African cuisines
- Mary Hooper (1829–1904), novelist, children's writer, cookbook writer
- Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, and television personality
- Anna Jones (born 1979), chef, writer, and author
- Diana Kennedy (born 1923), cookbook writer, specializing in Mexican cuisine
- Rachel Khoo (born 1980), cook, broadcaster, cookbook writer
- Janet Laurence (born 1937), novelist, cookbook writer
- Nigella Lawson (born 1960), cook, television personality
- Pinky Lilani (born 1954), Indian-born writer, food expert, feminist
- Ruth Lowinsky (1893–1958), society hostess, cookbook writer
- Veronica Maclean (1920–2005), hotelier, cookbook writer
- Agnes Catherine Maitland (1850–1906), principal of Somerville College, Oxford, cookbook writer
- Elizabeth Marshall (fl. 1770–1790), cookery educator, cookbook writer
- Mary McCartney (born 1969), photographer, vegetarian cookery writer
- F. Marian McNeill (1885–1973)
- Thomasina Miers (born 1976), cook, writer, restaurateur, television presenter
- Countess Morphy (c.1874–1938), American-born dance writer, cookbook writer
- Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz (1915–2003), cookbook writer specializing in Latin American cuisine
- Elizabeth Moxon (fl. 1740–1754), pioneering cookbook writer, author of the influential English Housewifry
- Stasha Palos (born 1972), artist, cookbook writer
- Marguerite Patten (1915–2015), home economist, broadcaster, cookbook writer
- Constance Peel (1868–1934), journalist, household management specialist, cookbook writer
- Rose Prince (born 1962), cookbook writer
- Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781), businesswoman, author of The Experienced English Housekeeper (1769)
- Claudia Roden (born 1936), Egyptian-born cultural anthropologist, cookbook writer
- Evelyn Rose (1925–2003), Anglo-Jewish cookbook writer, broadcaster
- Janet Ross (1842–1927), historian, biographer, cookbook writer
- Maria Eliza Rundell (1745–1828), author of A New System of Domestic Cookery (1806)
- Rejina Sabur-Cross (born 1974), cookbook writer, blogger
- Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1929–2011), model, cookbook writer
- Eliza Smith (died c.1732), cookbook writer, author of the popular The Compleat Housewife (1727)
- Katie Stewart (1934–2013), food columnist, cookbook writer
- Sarah St. John (1669–1755), clergyman's wife, maintained a manuscript recipe book
- Caroline Waldegrave (born 1952), wine entrepreneur, cookbook writer
- Anne Willan (born 1938), food educator, food and cookbook writer
- Amy Willcock, American-born cookbook writer since 2002
United States[]
A[]
- Mandy Aftel, perfumer and cookbook author
- Barbara Albright (1955–2006), author of cookbooks and books on knitting
- Ida Bailey Allen (1885–1973), food editor, chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Jackie Alpers cookbook author, food photographer
- Jean Anderson, editor, food columnist, cookbook writer
B[]
- Lidia Bastianich (born 1947), chef, television personality, cookbook writer, restaurateur
- Najmieh Batmanglij (born 1947), Iranian-American chef, cookbook writer
- Ann Bauer (born 1966), essayist, novelist, cookbook writer
- Esther Bradford Aresty (1908–2000), culinary historian, cookbook writer
- Susan Branch (born 1947), painter, designer, writer, cookbook writer
- Celia Brooks Brown (born 1970), chef, cookbook writer, television host, based in London
- Helen Evans Brown (1904–1964), cookbook writer, columnist, authority on west coast food, culinary historian, cookbook collector
- Marian Burros, food columnist, cookbook writer since 1962
- Anne Byrn (graduated 1978), journalist, food editor, cookbook writer
- Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970), pastry chef, cookbook writer, attorney, former film executive
- Jane Butel, television presenter, cookbook writer since 1980, specializing in Tex-Mex cooking
C[]
- Biba Caggiano ( 1936–2019), Italian-born restaurateur, television presenter and Italian cookbook writer since 1986
- Karyn Calabrese (born 1947), restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle (1835-1905), Acting First Lady of the United States
- Penelope Casas (1943–2013), cookbook writer specializing in Spanish cooking
- Irena Chalmers (1935–2020), food commentator, essayist, cookbook writer
- Leah Chase (1923–2019), Creole chef, cookbook writer
- Joyce Chen (1917–1994), Chinese-American chef, cookbook writer, television personality
- Andrea Chesman, cookbook writer since 1999
- Julia Child (1912–2004), chef, cookbook writer, television personality, specialized in French cuisine
- Leeann Chin (1933–2010), Chinese-born American restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999), influential American-Chinese chef, cookbook writer
- Shirley Corriher (born 1935), biochemist, cookbook writer
- Chloe Coscarelli (born 1987), vegan chef, cookbook writer
- Marion Cunningham (1922–2012), cookbook editor and writer
D[]
- Melissa d'Arabian (born 1968), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Paula Deen (born 1947), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Giada De Laurentiis (born 1970), Italian-born chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Erica De Mane (born 1953), chef, cookbook writer, teacher, specializing in Italian cuisine
- Nikki Dinki (born 1983), chef, cookbook writer, blogger
- Crescent Dragonwagon (born 1952), novelist, poet, cookbook writer
- Ree Drummond (born 1969), cookbook writer, photographer, television personality, blogger
- Nathalie Dupree (born 1939), chef, television presenter, cookbook writer
E[]
- Renee Erickson (born 1972), Seattle chef and cookbook writer
- Mary Ann Esposito (born 1942), chef, cookbook writer, host of Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito since 1989
F[]
- Florence Fabricant, food critic and cookbook writer since 1972
- Lisa Fain, food writer, blogger, cookbook writer
- Fannie Farmer (1857–1915), American/Canadian culinary expert, cookbook writer who introduced standardized measuring
- Susie Fishbein (born 1968), Jewish kosher cookbook writer
- Zonya Foco, nutritionist, television personality, cookbook writer on healthy eating
G[]
- Beverly Gannon (born c.1949), Hawaiian chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Ina Garten (born 1948), television personality, cookbook writer
- Teresa Giudice (born 1972), television personality, cookbook writer
- Darra Goldstein (born 1951), Russian professor, cookbook writer and editor
- Meta Given (1888–1981), nutritionist, cookbook writer
- Aliza Green, cookbook writer since 1997
- Barbara Grunes (born 1941), food consultant, cookbook writer
H[]
- Jaden Hair, Hong Kong-born American chef, food columnist and photographer, active since 2007
- June Hersh, Kosher cookbook writer
- Amanda Hesser (born 1971), food editor, cookbook writer
- Janet McKenzie Hill (1852–1933), nutritionist, cookbook writer
- Elizabeth O. Hiller, cookbook writer and professor of culinary arts
- Ingrid Hoffmann (born 1965), Colombian-American restaurateur, television personality and cookbook writer
- Annemarie Huste (1943–2016), German chef and cookbook writer
I[]
- Antonia Isola (born 1876), author of the first Italian cookbook published in the United States
J[]
- Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, television personality
- Pati Jinich (born 1972), Mexican-American chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Judith Jones (1924–2017), literary editor, cookbook writer
K[]
- Mollie Katzen (born 1950), chef, cookbook writer, specializing in vegetarian cuisine
- Bethany Kehdy (born 1981), Lebanese-American culinary expert and cookbook writer
- Carol Kicinski, television chef, magazine editor, gluten-free cookbook writer
- Candice Kumai, chef, cookbook writer since 2009
L[]
- Padma Lakshmi (born 1970), Indian-born actress, television personality, cookbook writer
- Frances Moore Lappé (born 1944), nutritionist, non-fiction writer, cookbook writer
- Katie Lee (born 1981), chef, novelist, food critic, cookbook writer
- Sandra Lee (born 1966), television chef, cookbook writer
- Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, Chinese-born chef, cookbook writer since the 1970s
- Kasma Loha-unchit (born 1950), Thai-born cookbook writer
- Cathy Luchetti (born 1945), non-fiction writer, cookbook and food writer
- Sheila Lukins (1942–2009), food and cookbook writer, columnist
- Barbara Lynch, since 1998 restaurateur, cookbook writer
M[]
- Deborah Madison (graduated 1968), food and cookbook writer, vegetarian specialist
- Sarah Helen Mahammitt (born c.1873), cookbook writer, cooking teacher
- Barbara Abdeni Massaad (born 1970), Lebanese-American cookbook writer, photographer, television personality
- Daisy Martinez, actress, model, television personality, chef and cookbook writer
- Judy Mazel (1943–2007), nutritionist, cookbook writer
- Mary Margaret McBride (1899–1976), radio host and cookbook author
- Tracye McQuirter, vegan activist and cookbook writer
- Alice Medrich, cookbook writer since the 1990s, specializing in chocolate desserts
- Whitney Miller, food writer, television chef
- Mary Sue Milliken, chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer since 1898
- Julie Montagu (born 1972), cookbook writer, yoga teacher
- Sara Moulton (born 1952), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
N[]
- Joan Nathan, since 1975 cookbook writer, specializing in Jewish cooking
O[]
- Mildred Ellen Orton (1911–2010), business woman, cookbook writer
- Daphne Oz (born 1986), journalist, television personality, cookbook writer
P[]
- Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), actress, singer, cookbook writer
- Ani Phyo (born 1968), Canadian-born organic chef, cookbook writer
- Thelma Pressman (1921–2010), microwave cookery specialist, cookbook writer
R[]
- Mary Randolph (1762–1828), cookbook writer, author of The Virginia House-Wife (1824)
- Rachael Ray (born 1968), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
- Ruth Reichl (born 1948), food editor, cookbook writer
- Kay Robertson (born late 1940s), television personality, cookbook writer
- Sallie Ann Robinson, cookbook writer since 2003
- Irma S. Rombauer (1877–1962), cookbook writer, author of The Joy of Cooking (1931)
- Mary Swartz Rose (1874–1941), nutritionist, food writer
S[]
- Mildred Brown Schrumpf (1903–2001), food columnist, educator, cookbook writer
- Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, Colombian-born journalist, television personality and, since 2012, cookbook writer
- Jessica Seinfeld (born 1971), cookbook writer
- Kim Severson (born 1961), columnist, cookbook writer
- Martha Rose Shulman, cookbook writer, cooking teacher, food columnist
T[]
- Mary Virginia Terhune (1830–1922), novelist, non-fiction writer, cookbook writer (Marion Harland)
- Amy Thielen (graduated 1997), chef, food writer, television personality
- Christina Tosi (born 1981), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
V[]
- Marcela Valladolid (born 1978), chef, television personality, cookbook writer on Mexican cuisine
W[]
- Danielle Walker (born 1985), gluten-free food writer, cookbook writer
- Alice Waters (born 1944), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Patricia Wells (born 1946), restaurant critic, cookbook writer
- Alexandra Wentworth (born 1965), actress, cookbook writer
- Caroline Randall Williams (born 1987), educator, poet, cookbook writer
- Virginia Willis (born 1966), chef, photographer, cookbook writer
- Paula Wolfert (born 1938), cookbook writer specializing in Mediterranean food
Y[]
- Sherry Yard (born 1964), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
- Trisha Yearwood (born 1964), singer, actress, cookbook writer, television personality
- Dina Yuen, industrial engineer, musician, entrepreneur, cookbook writer on Indonesian cooking
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