List of women cookbook writers

Frontispiece of Hannah Glasse's Art of Cookery, first published 1747

This is a list of notable women cookbook writers.

Australia

  • Stephanie Alexander, restaurateur, cookbook writer
  • Margaret Fulton (born 1924), British-born journalist, cookbook writer
  • Donna Hay, 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
  • Maureen Simpson ((born 1933 ) Cookery editor House and Garden Magazine 1971 to 2001 – first book Australian Cuisine, published in 1986 (Methuen Haynes)
  • Charmaine Solomon (born 1930), Australian cook, author of 31 cookbooks[3] 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

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

Egypt

  • Nazeera Niqola (1902-1992), teacher, food writer, coauthor of "Osoul El Tahy" (Basics of cooking, 1942)

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 (born 1931), 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
  • Rebekka Wolf, early German-Jewish cookbook writer, published Kochbuch für israelitische Frauen in 1851

Greece

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

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

Japan

  • 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

New Zealand

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 (born 1924), 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)

Romania

  • Ecaterina S. Comșa (cca 1860–1930), cookbook writer, author of the first culinary book in Oltenia Region, Buna menajeră sau carte de bucate (Craiova, 1902).
  • Maria Cristea Șoimu (born 1948), cookbook writer, one of the most prolific author of culinary books in Romania 1990's-2000's years.
  • Maria General Dobrescu (cca 1880–1950), cookbook writer and teacher, author of many culinary books, in Romania: Bucătăria modernă. I. Aperitive, supe, ciorbe, preparate din pește, legume, carne, vânaturi (București, Socec & Co. Publishing House, 1927), Bucătăria modernă. II. Dulciuri (București, Socec & Co. Publishing House, 1930), Bucătăria sătencei (București, 1941).
  • Zotti Hodoș (cca 1860–1950), cookbook writer, author of the first culinary book in Banat Region, Carte de bucate. Poftă bună! (Caransebeș, 1900).
  • Simona Lazăr (or Simona Nicoleta Lazăr) (born 1968), jurnalist, gastronom, food critic, cookbook writer, publisher, author of many culinary books and studies about history of gastronomie and cookbooks, in Romania: Cărticică folositoare (Intact Publishing House, 2005), Maria Maurer. Carte de bucate (Jurnalul Publishing House, 2006), Rețete de Paști (Jurnalul Publishing House, 2007), Rețete alese pentru post și Crăciun (Jurnalul Publishing House, 2010), Constantin Bacalbașa. Dictatura gastronomică. 1501 feluri de mâncări (Cartex Publishing House, 2009), Christ Ionnin. Bucătăria română. 1865 (GastroArt Publishing House, 2018), Christ Ionnin. Bucătăria română. 1865 (3rd edition, Curaj Înainte Association, 2019), Maria Maurer. Carte de bucate. 1849 (Curaj Înainte Association, 2019), J.C. Hințescu. Bucătăreasa națională. 1874 (Curaj Înainte Association, 2019), Constantin Bacalbașa. Rețete interbelice (Curaj Înainte Association, 2019). She was Editor-in-chief of the weekly Kitchen Journal (Jurnalul de bucătărie) – 2004–2011.
  • Sanda Marin – Cecilia Maria Zapan (b. Simionescu) (1900–1961), cookbook writer, author of the most known and longevive cookbook in Romania – Carte de bucate (1936), a real best-seller (more than 50 editions)
  • Maria Maurer (19 century), teacher, cookbook writer, author of the first Romanian cookbook printed in Bucharest Carte de bucate (1849)
  • Ecaterina Steriady (1850–1900), cookbook writer, the author of the first Romanian best-seller cookbook, Buna menajeră (1871)

Slovakia

Spain

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

United Kingdom

United States

A

B

  • Ida Bailey Allen (born 1924), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
  • 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
  • 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, Italian-born restaurateur, television presenter and Italian cookbook writer since 1986
  • Karyn Calabrese (born 1947), restaurateur, cookbook writer
  • Penelope Casas (1943–2013), cookbook writer specializing in Spanish cooking
  • Irena Chalmers (born 1935), food commentator, essayist, cookbook writer
  • Leah Chase (born 1923), 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, Seattle chef and cookbook writer
  • Mary Ann Esposito (born 1942), chef, cookbook writer, host of Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito since 1989

F

G

H

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 (born 1924), 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

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
  • 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

S

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

Y

  • Sherry Yard (born 1964), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
  • Trisha Yearwood (born 1964), singer, actress, cookbook writer
  • Dina Yuen, industrial engineer, musician, entrepreneur, cookbook writer on Indonesian cooking
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