List of women cookbook writers

This is a list of notable women cookbook writers.

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

Argentina

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  • Gaby Melian (born 1969/1970), chef, cookbook writer
  • Doña Petrona (1896–1992), cookbook writer, home economist, television chef, businesswoman

Australia

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  • 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
  • Hetty Lui McKinnon, cookbook writer
  • 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

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  • Katharina Prato (1818–1897), cookbook writer, published the highly popular Die süddeutsche Küche in 1858

Bangladesh

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  • Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), nutritionist, educator, cookbook writer, television host

Canada

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China

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  • Yan-kit So (1933–2001), food historian, cookbook writer

Denmark

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  • 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

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  • 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
  • Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec (1901–1972), journalist, cookbook writer
  • Corinne Trang, author of cookbooks on Asian cuisine since 1999

Germany

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  • 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

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Guadeloupe

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  • Vanessa Bolosier, French Caribbean food writer, model, living in London since 2005

India

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  • Tarla Dalal (1936–2013), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
  • Ritu Dalmia (born 1973), chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer
  • Bilkees I. Latif (c. 1930–2017), 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

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Ireland

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  • 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 (born 1975), cookbook writer, columnist, chef and television presenter
  • Rozanna Purcell (born 1990), cook, cookbook writer, model, television personality

Israel

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  • Jamie Geller (born 1978), 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

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Japan

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  • Miyuki Hatoyama (born 1943), wife of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, actress, interior designer, cookbook writer
  • Asako Kishi (1923–2015), cookbook writer, journalist
  • Katsuyo Kobayashi (1937–2014), cookbook writer, television personality
  • Harumi Kurihara (born 1947), cookbook writer, television personality

Mexico

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Norway

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  • 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

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  • 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)
  • Wincenta Zawadzka (c. 1824–1894), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Kucharka litewska (1843)

Romania

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  • 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

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South Korea

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  • Jang Gye-hyang (1598–1680), poet, thinker, welfare worker, Asia's first female cookbook writer 음식디미방 (1670)

Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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  • Olha Franko (1896–1987), creator of first Ukrainian cookbook

United Kingdom

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United States

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  • 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
  • Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970), pastry chef, cookbook writer, attorney, former film executive
  • Marian Burros, food columnist, cookbook writer since 1962
  • Jane Butel, television presenter, cookbook writer since 1980, specializing in Tex-Mex cooking
  • Anne Byrn (graduated 1978), journalist, food editor, cookbook writer
  • Melissa d'Arabian (born 1968), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
  • Anni Daulter, American 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
  • Paula Deen (born 1947), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 (born 1963), nutritionist, television personality, cookbook writer on healthy eating
  • Antonia Isola (born 1876), author of the first Italian cookbook published in the United States
  • Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, television personality
  • Pati Jinich (born 1972), Mexican-American chef, television personality, cookbook writer
  • Jenny Jones (born 1946), television presenter, comedian, cookbook writer
  • Judith Jones (1924–2017), literary editor, cookbook writer
  • 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 (1937–2022), 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
  • Joan Nathan (born 1943), since 1975 cookbook writer, specializing in Jewish cooking
  • Mildred Ellen Orton (1911–2010), business woman, cookbook writer
  • Daphne Oz (born 1986), journalist, television personality, cookbook writer
  • 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
  • Marcela Valladolid (born 1978), chef, television personality, cookbook writer on Mexican cuisine
  • Jeanne Voltz (1920–2002), food editor and cookbook author
  • 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