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Argentina

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

Australia

• Stephanie Alexander (born ), restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Margaret Fulton (–), British-born journalist, cookbook writer
• Donna Hay (born ), popular cookbook writer, magazine editor
• Tess Mallos (–), food journalist, cookbook writer, specializing in Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine
• Kim McCosker, cookbook writer since
• Hetty Lui McKinnon, cookbook writer
• Mietta O'Donnell (–), chef, restaurateur, food critic, cookbook writer
• Wilhelmina Rawson (–), Australia's first female cookbook writer, publishing Mrs.

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• Charmaine Solomon (born ), Australian cook, author of 31 cookbooks and the creator of her own brand of spice blends and marinades

Austria

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

Bangladesh

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

Canada

• Cecily Brownstone (–), food editor, cookbook writer
• Ayesha Curry (born ), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Christine Cushing (graduated ), Greek-born television chef, cookbook writer
• Meeru Dhalwala, Indian-born restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Margaret Dickenson, cookbook writer since , television personality
• Naomi Duguid (born ), photographer, cookbook writer
• Norene Gilletz (–), kosher cookbook writer
• Candice Hutchings (born ), food blogger, YouTuber, cookbook writer
• Marthe Miral (fl.

  ), collective pseudonym used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks translated into French

• Siue Moffat (born ), chocolatier, filmmaker, cookbook writer
• Margo Oliver (–), radio and television cook, cookbook writer
• Jean Paré (–), caterer, cookbook writer
• Anna Lee Scott (fl. s–s), house name used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks published in English
• Colleen Taylor Sen (born ), language teacher, translator, food and travel writer, cookbook writer
• Edna Staebler (–), literary journalist, cookbook writer
• Anita Stewart (–), food activist, food and cookbook writer
• Lucy Waverman, food journalist, columnist, cookbook writer

China

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

Denmark

• Mette Blomsterberg (born ), pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Caroline Fleming (born ), entrepreneur, television personality, Danish cookbook writer
• Kristine Marie Jensen (–), highly popular Danish cookbook writer
• Anne Marie Mangor (–), pioneering Danish cookbook writer
• Helena Patursson (–), actress, feminist, playwright, writer, author of the first Faroese cookbook Matreglur fyri hvørt hús (Food-rules for every house, )
• Bi Skaarup (–), archaeologist, food historian, non-fiction writer, curator

France

• Julie Andrieu (born ), photographer, television and radio host, cookbook writer
• Simone Beck (–), cookbook writer, cooking teacher, played important role in introducing French cooking into American kitchens
• Louisette Bertholle (–), chef, cookbook writer on French cuisine
• Clotilde Dusoulier (born ), food writer, blogger, cookbook writer in English and French
• Madeleine Kamman (–), chef, restaurateur, cookery teacher, cookbook writer
• Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec (–), journalist, cookbook writer
• Corinne Trang, author of cookbooks on Asian cuisine since

Germany

• Henriette Davidis (–), popular 19th-century German cookbook writer, author of Praktisches Kochbuch ()
• Susanna Eger (–), cook and cookbook writer, author of Leipziger Kochbuch ()
• Sabina Welserin, author of the early cookbook Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin ()
• Anna Wecker (died ), early cookbook writer
• Luisa Weiss (born ), Italian-American food writer, author of Classic German Baking ()
• Rebekka Wolf, early German-Jewish cookbook writer, published Kochbuch für israelitische Frauen in

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Guadeloupe

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

India

• Tarla Dalal (–), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Ritu Dalmia (born ), chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer
• Bilkees I.

  Latif (c. –), social work, writer, published Essential Andhra Cookbook ()

• Nita Mehta, Indian cookbook writer since the s
• Mrs Balbir Singh (–), chef, cookery teacher, cookbook writer
• Beatrice A. Vieyra, author of the early cookbook on Indian cooking, Culinary Art Sparkles ()

Iran

Ireland

• Darina Allen (born ), cook, cookbook writer
• Rachel Allen (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Trish Deseine (born ), cookbook writer, writing in French and English, television personality
• Theodora FitzGibbon (–), cookbook writer, model, actress
• Catherine Fulvio, cook, cookbook writer, television personality
• Maura Laverty (–), cookbook writer, novelist, journalist and broadcaster
• Clodagh McKenna (born ), cookbook writer, columnist, chef and television presenter
• Rozanna Purcell (born ), cook, cookbook writer, model, television personality

Israel

• Jamie Geller (born ), American-born Israeli cookbook writer since
• Janna Gur, Latvian-born emigrant to Israel in , editor, cookbook writer on Israeli and Jewish cuisine

Italy

Japan

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

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

• Wenche Andersen (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Maren Elisabeth Bang (–), wrote the first Norwegian cookbook to be printed: Huusholdnings-Bog, indrettet efter den almindelige Brug i norske Huusholdninger ()
• Dorothea Christensen (–), educator, cookbook writer, author of Norway's first cookery textbook Kogebog for Folkeskole og Hjemmet ()
• Henriette Schønberg Erken (–), popular cookbook writer
• Ingrid Espelid Hovig (–), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Karen Splid Møller (–), author of the handwritten Moldegård Cookbook begun in
• Hanna Winsnes (–), poet, Norway's first female novelist, author of the early cookbook Lærebog i de forskjellige Grene af Huusholdningen ()

Poland

• Lucyna Ćwierciakiewiczowa (–February ), 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) ()
• Wincenta Zawadzka (c.

  –), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Kucharka litewska ()

Romania

• Simona Lazăr (or Simona Nicoleta Lazăr) (born ), journalist, gastronome, food critic, cookbook writer, publisher, author of many culinary books and studies about history of gastronomy and cookbooks

Slovakia

South Korea

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

Spain

Sweden

• Gustafva Björklund (–), Finnish-born restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Margareta Elzberg (fl.
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  ), author of the first authentic Swedish cookbook

• Lotta Lundgren (born ), television presenter, cookbook writer
• Tina Nordström (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Sofia von Porat (born ), travel writer, cookbook writer
• Anna Maria Rückerschöld (–), housekeeping specialist, cookbook writer
• Cajsa Warg (–), pioneering cookbook writer
• Johanna Westman (born ), television host, children's writer, cookbook writer

Switzerland

Ukraine

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

United Kingdom

• Eliza Acton (–), poet, cook, early cookbook writer, author of the influential Modern Cookery for Private Families ()
• Zoe Adjonyoh (born ), British writer and cook
• Gretel Beer (–), Austrian-born cookbook and travel writer, columnist
• Isabella Beeton (–), author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management,
• Mary Berry (born ), television presenter, cookbook writer
• Ravinder Bhogal, Kenyan-born British chef, since food writer and television host
• Susan Brookes (born ), resident chef on This Morning, television presenter and cookbook writer
• Martha Brotherton (–), cookbook writer and author of the first vegetarian cookbook, Vegetable Cookery ()
• Sarah Brown, author of Sarah Brown's Vegetarian Kitchen and television series
• May Byron (–), writer, poet and cookbook writer
• Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (–), writer, socialite
• Fanny Cradock (–), restaurant critic, television cook, cookbook writer
• Sophie Dahl (born ), model, cookbook writer, television presenter
• Elizabeth David (–), cookbook writer, covering French, Italian and British cooking, author of the influential A Book of Mediterranean Food
• Anna Del Conte (born ), Italian-born food and cookbook writer
• Josceline Dimbleby (born ), ´food columnist, cookbook writer
• Fuchsia Dunlop, cookbook writer since , specializing in Chinese cuisine
• Harry Eastwood (born c), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Rose Elliot (born ), author of vegetarian cookbooks, starting with Simply Delicious ()
• Lady Elinor Fettiplace (c – in or after ), compiler of a manuscript book, now known under the title Elinor Fettiplace's Receipt Book, dated
• Sabrina Ghayour (born ), Iranian-born chef and cookbook writer
• Hannah Glasse (–), pioneering cookbook writer, published The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy in
• Vivien Goldman (born ), journalist, cookbook writer, musician
• Patience Gray (–), cookbook and travel writer
• Jane Grigson (–), cookbook writer
• Sophie Grigson (born ), columnist, cookbook writer
• Christian Guthrie Wright (–), educator, co-founder of the Edinburgh School of Cookery, cookbook writer
• Kate Halford (–), cookbook writer in the s
• Dorothy Hartley (–), author of Food in England ()
• Anissa Helou (born ), chef, cookbook writer, specializing in Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African cuisines
• Margot Henderson (born ), chef, caterer, cookery writer
• Ching He Huang (born ), British Taiwanese food writer and television chef
• Mary Hooper (–), novelist, children's writer, cookbook writer
• Ching He Huang (born ), British Taiwanese food writer and television chef
• Madhur Jaffrey (born ), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, and television personality
• Anna Jones (born ), chef, writer, and author
• Diana Kennedy (–), cookbook writer, specializing in Mexican cuisine
• Rachel Khoo (born ), cook, broadcaster, cookbook writer
• Janet Laurence (born ), novelist, cookbook writer
• Nigella Lawson (born ), cook, television personality
• Pinky Lilani (born ), Indian-born writer, food expert, feminist
• Ruth Lowinsky (–), society hostess, cookbook writer
• Veronica Maclean (–), hotelier, cookbook writer
• Agnes Catherine Maitland (–), principal of Somerville College, Oxford, cookbook writer
• Elizabeth Marshall (fl.

  –), cookery educator, cookbook writer

• Mary McCartney (born ), photographer, vegetarian cookery writer
• F. Marian McNeill (–)
• Thomasina Miers (born ), cook, writer, restaurateur, television presenter
• Countess Morphy (c–), American-born dance writer, cookbook writer
• Elizabeth Moxon (fl.

  –), pioneering cookbook writer, author of the influential English Housewifry

• Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz (–), cookbook writer specializing in Latin American cuisine
• Stasha Palos (born ), artist, cookbook writer
• Marguerite Patten (–), home economist, broadcaster, cookbook writer
• Constance Peel (–), journalist, household management specialist, cookbook writer
• Rose Prince (born ), cookbook writer
• Elizabeth Raffald (–), businesswoman, author of The Experienced English Housekeeper ()
• Claudia Roden (born ), Egyptian-born cultural anthropologist, cookbook writer
• Evelyn Rose (–), Anglo-Jewish cookbook writer, broadcaster
• Janet Ross (–), historian, biographer, cookbook writer
• Maria Eliza Rundell (–), author of A New System of Domestic Cookery ()
• Rejina Sabur-Cross (born ), cookbook writer, blogger
• Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (–), model, cookbook writer
• Delia Smith (born ), cook, author, TV presenter, businesswoman
• Eliza Smith (died c), cookbook writer, author of the popular The Compleat Housewife ()
• Sarah St.

  John (–), clergyman's wife, maintained a manuscript recipe book

• Katie Stewart (–), food columnist, cookbook writer
• Caroline Waldegrave (born ), wine entrepreneur, cookbook writer
• Anne Willan (born ), food educator, food and cookbook writer
• Amy Willcock, American-born cookbook writer since

United States

A

• Mandy Aftel (born ), perfumer and cookbook author
• Barbara Albright (–), author of cookbooks and books on knitting
• Ida Bailey Allen (–), food editor, chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Jackie Alpers (born ), cookbook author, food photographer
• Jean Anderson (–), editor, food columnist, cookbook writer

B

• Lidia Bastianich (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer, restaurateur
• Najmieh Batmanglij (born ), Iranian-American chef, cookbook writer
• Ann Bauer (born ), essayist, novelist, cookbook writer
• Esther Bradford Aresty (–), culinary historian, cookbook writer
• Susan Branch (born ), painter, designer, writer, cookbook writer
• Celia Brooks Brown (born ), chef, cookbook writer, television host, based in London
• Helen Evans Brown (–), cookbook writer, columnist, authority on west coast food, culinary historian, cookbook collector
• Gesine Bullock-Prado (born ), pastry chef, cookbook writer, attorney, former film executive
• Marian Burros, food columnist, cookbook writer since
• Jane Butel, television presenter, cookbook writer since , specializing in Tex-Mex cooking
• Anne Byrn (graduated ), journalist, food editor, cookbook writer

C

• Biba Caggiano (–), Italian-born restaurateur, television presenter and Italian cookbook writer since
• Karyn Calabrese (born ), restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle (–), Acting First Lady of the United States
• Penelope Casas (–), cookbook writer specializing in Spanish cooking
• Irena Chalmers (–), food commentator, essayist, cookbook writer
• Leah Chase (–), Creole chef, cookbook writer
• Joyce Chen (–), Chinese-American chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Andrea Chesman, cookbook writer since
• Julia Child (–), chef, cookbook writer, television personality, specialized in French cuisine
• Leeann Chin (–), Chinese-born American restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Grace Zia Chu (–), influential American-Chinese chef, cookbook writer
• Shirley Corriher (born ), biochemist, cookbook writer
• Chloe Coscarelli (born ), vegan chef, cookbook writer
• Mildred Cotton Council (–), restaurateur, cookbook author
• Marion Cunningham (–), cookbook editor and writer

D

• Melissa d'Arabian (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Anni Daulter, American cookbook writer
• Giada De Laurentiis (born ), Italian-born chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Erica De Mane (born ), chef, cookbook writer, teacher, specializing in Italian cuisine
• Paula Deen (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Nikki Dinki (born ), chef, cookbook writer, blogger
• Crescent Dragonwagon (born ), novelist, poet, cookbook writer
• Ree Drummond (born ), cookbook writer, photographer, television personality, blogger
• Nathalie Dupree (born ), chef, television presenter, cookbook writer

E

• Renee Erickson (born ), Seattle chef and cookbook writer
• Mary Ann Esposito (born ), chef, cookbook writer, host of Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito since

F

• Florence Fabricant, food critic and cookbook writer since
• Lisa Fain, food writer, blogger, cookbook writer
• Fannie Farmer (–), American/Canadian culinary expert, cookbook writer who introduced standardized measuring
• Susie Fishbein (born ), Jewish kosher cookbook writer
• Zonya Foco (born ), nutritionist, television personality, cookbook writer on healthy eating

G

• Beverly Gannon (born c), Hawaiian chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Ina Garten (born ), television personality, cookbook writer
• Teresa Giudice (born ), television personality, cookbook writer
• Meta Given (–), nutritionist, cookbook writer
• Darra Goldstein (born ), Russian professor, cookbook writer and editor
• Aliza Green, cookbook writer since
• Barbara Grunes (born ), food consultant, cookbook writer

H

• Jaden Hair, Hong Kong-born American chef, food columnist and photographer, active since
• June Hersh, Kosher cookbook writer
• Amanda Hesser (born ), food editor, cookbook writer
• Janet McKenzie Hill (–), nutritionist, cookbook writer
• Elizabeth O.

  Hiller (circa –), cookbook writer and professor of culinary arts

• Ingrid Hoffmann (born ), Colombian-American restaurateur, television personality and cookbook writer
• Annemarie Huste (–), German chef and cookbook writer

I

• Antonia Isola (born ), author of the first Italian cookbook published in the United States

J

• Madhur Jaffrey (born ), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, television personality
• Pati Jinich (born ), Mexican-American chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Jenny Jones (born ), television presenter, comedian, cookbook writer
• Judith Jones (–), literary editor, cookbook writer

K

• Barbara Kafka (–)
• Mollie Katzen (born ), chef, cookbook writer, specializing in vegetarian cuisine
• Bethany Kehdy (born ), Lebanese-American culinary expert and cookbook writer
• Carol Kicinski, television chef, magazine editor, gluten-free cookbook writer
• Candice Kumai, chef, cookbook writer since

L

• Padma Lakshmi (born ), Indian-born actress, television personality, cookbook writer
• Frances Moore Lappé (born ), nutritionist, non-fiction writer, cookbook writer
• Katie Lee (born ), chef, novelist, food critic, cookbook writer
• Sandra Lee (born ), television chef, cookbook writer
• Aliya LeeKong (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Eileen Yin-Fei Lo (–), Chinese-born chef, cookbook writer since the s
• Kasma Loha-unchit (born ), Thai-born cookbook writer
• Cathy Luchetti (born ), non-fiction writer, cookbook and food writer
• Sheila Lukins (–), food and cookbook writer, columnist
• Barbara Lynch, since restaurateur, cookbook writer

M

• Deborah Madison (graduated ), food and cookbook writer, vegetarian specialist
• Sarah Helen Mahammitt (c.

  –), cookbook writer, cooking teacher

• Robynne Maii
• Daisy Martinez, actress, model, television personality, chef and cookbook writer
• Barbara Abdeni Massaad (born ), Lebanese-American cookbook writer, photographer, television personality
• Judy Mazel (–), nutritionist, cookbook writer
• Mary Margaret McBride (–), radio host and cookbook author
• Tracye McQuirter, vegan activist and cookbook writer
• Alice Medrich, cookbook writer since the s, specializing in chocolate desserts
• Whitney Miller (born ), food writer, television chef
• Mary Sue Milliken, chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer since
• Julie Montagu (born ), cookbook writer, yoga teacher
• Sara Moulton (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer

N

• Joan Nathan (born ), since cookbook writer, specializing in Jewish cooking

O

P

• Gwyneth Paltrow (born ), actress, singer, cookbook writer
• Petra Paredez, pastry chef, cookbook author
• Ani Phyo (born ), Canadian-born organic chef, cookbook writer
• Thelma Pressman (–), microwave cookery specialist, cookbook writer

R

• Mary Randolph (–), cookbook writer, author of The Virginia House-Wife ()
• Rachael Ray (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Ruth Reichl (born ), food editor, cookbook writer
• Kay Robertson (born ), television personality, cookbook writer
• Sallie Ann Robinson, cookbook writer since
• Irma S.

  Rombauer (–), cookbook writer, author of The Joy of Cooking ()

• Mary Swartz Rose (–), nutritionist, food writer

S

• Mildred Brown Schrumpf (–), food columnist, educator, and cookbook writer
• Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, Colombian-born journalist, television personality and, since , cookbook writer
• Jessica Seinfeld (born ), cookbook writer
• Kim Severson (born ), columnist and cookbook writer
• Louisa Shafia (born or ), Iranian-American chef and cookbook author
• Martha Rose Shulman, cookbook writer, cooking teacher, and food columnist
• Susan Spungen, food writer, editor, and food stylist
• Martha Stewart (born ), entrepreneur, television personality, media pioneer, first American female self-made billionaire, cookbook writer

T

• Mary Virginia Terhune (–), novelist, non-fiction writer, cookbook writer (Marion Harland)
• Amy Thielen (graduated ), chef, food writer, television personality
• Christina Tosi (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer

V

• Marcela Valladolid (born ), chef, television personality, cookbook writer on Mexican cuisine
• Jeanne Voltz (–), food editor and cookbook author

W

• Danielle Walker (born ), gluten-free food writer, cookbook writer
• Alice Waters (born ), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Patricia Wells (born ), restaurant critic, cookbook writer
• Alexandra Wentworth (born ), actress, cookbook writer
• Caroline Randall Williams (born ), educator, poet, cookbook writer
• Virginia Willis (born ), chef, photographer, cookbook writer
• Paula Wolfert (born ), cookbook writer specializing in Mediterranean food

Y

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