Barbara Kafka (1933–2018)
Author of Roasting : A Simple Art
About the Author
Barbara Kafka was born Barbara Joan Poses in Manhattan, New York on August 2, 1933. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Radcliffe College. While her husband was attending medical school, she edited medical journals. Before becoming a food writer, she was an editor at show more Mademoiselle. She was a food columnist for The New York Times and Gourmet, Family Circle, and Vogue magazines. She wrote several cookbooks including Microwave Gourmet, The Opinionated Palate: Passions and Peeves on Eating and Food, Food for Friends, Roasting: A Simple Art, Vegetable Love, and The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food Without Gluten and Lactose. She received two Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Cookbook Hall of Fame Award from the James Beard Foundation. She died from complications of Parkinson's disease on June 1, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Barbara Kafka
Associated Works
The Cooking of Southwest France: Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine (1983) — Foreword — 322 copies
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- Other names
- Poses, Barbara (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1933-08-02
- Date of death
- 2018-06-01
- Gender
- female
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- complications of Parkinson's disease
- Education
- Radcliffe College (AB|English)
- Occupations
- cook
food writer
cookbook author
cooking teacher - Relationships
- Beard, James (friend and colleague)
- Organizations
- Gourmet
Vogue
Family Circle
The New York Times
Members
Reviews
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 1,641
- Popularity
- #15,656
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 24