Laurie Colwin (1944–1992)

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1. Laurie Colwin

   Author of Happy All the Time, A Big Storm Knocked It Over, Family Happiness

2. Barbara Pym

   Author of A Glass of Blessings, A Few Green Leaves, An Academic Question

3. M. F. K. Fisher

   Author of The Art of Eating, Long Ago In France: The Years In Dijon (Destinations), With Bold Knife and Fork

4. Elinor Lipman

   Author of The Inn at Lake Devine, Isabel's Bed, The Way Men Act

5. John Thorne

   Author of Outlaw Cook, Serious Pig: An American Cook in Search of His Roots, Simple Cooking

6. Ruth Reichl

   Author of Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table

7. Elizabeth David

   Author of An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, English Bread and Yeast Cookery, Is There a Nutmeg in the House?: Essays on Practical Cooking with More Than 150 Recipes

8. Ellen Gilchrist

   Author of Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories, The Anna Papers, Starcarbon

9. Anne Tyler

   Author of Saint Maybe, Searching for Caleb, Earthly Possessions

10. Marion Cunningham

    Author of The Breakfast Book, Lost Recipes: Meals to Share with Friends and Family

11. Jeffrey Steingarten

    Author of The Man Who Ate Everything, It must've been something I ate: the return of the man who ate everything

12. Jane Smiley

    Author of Moo, Duplicate Keys, Ordinary Love and Good Will

13. Patricia Wells

    Author of Bistro Cooking, Patricia Wells' Trattoria

14. Calvin Trillin

    Author of The Tummy Trilogy, Travels with Alice, Alice, Let's Eat: Further Adventures of a Happy Eater

15. Angela Thirkell

    Author of The Brandons, High Rising, August Folly

16. Julee Rosso

    Author of The Silver Palate Cookbook, The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook

17. Penelope Fitzgerald

    Author of The Bookshop, The Blue Flower, Human Voices

18. Molly O'Neill

    Author of New York Cookbook: From Pelham Bay to Park Avenue, Firehouses to Four-Star Restaurants, American Food Writing: An Anthology: With Classic Recipes

19. Judith Jones

    Author of The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food, The Pleasures of Cooking for One

20. Amanda Hesser

    Author of Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover's Courtship, with Recipes