Gil Marks (1952–2014)
Author of Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World
About the Author
Gilbert Stanley Marks was born in Charleston, West Virginia on May 30, 1952. He received a bachelor's degree, master's degrees in social work and history, and rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University. He worked as a guidance counselor and history teacher at Yeshiva University High School for show more Boys and as a social worker in Philadelphia. He was best known as a historian of Jewish food and culture. He wrote several books including The World of Jewish Cooking, Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, and Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities around the World, which won a James Beard Award in 2005. He died of lung cancer on December 5, 2014 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Gil Marks
Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World (2004) 202 copies, 2 reviews
The WORLD OF JEWISH COOKING: More Than 500 Traditional Recipes from Alsace to Yemen (1996) 137 copies, 1 review
The World of Jewish Entertaining: Menus and Recipes for the Sabbath, Holidays, and Other Family Celebrations (1998) 52 copies, 1 review
The World Of Jewish Desserts: More Than 400 Delectable Recipes from Jewish Communities (2000) 49 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Marks, Gilbert Stanley
- Birthdate
- 1952-05-30
- Date of death
- 2014-12-05
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Yeshiva University (MSW - Social Work, MA - Jewish History)
- Occupations
- cookbook author
food historian
social worker
history teacher - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Charleston, West Virginia, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
West Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Alon Shvut, West Bank - Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
The World of Jewish Entertaining: Menus and Recipes for the Sabbath, Holidays, and Other Family Celebrations by Gil Marks
Everything I've cooked out of this book has been amazingly delicious. The instructions are clear, and the ingredients are generally available.
Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World by Gil Marks
We recently discovered the word "flexitarian" which does a good job of describing how we eat. So I'm always looking for new vegetarian recipes. Olive Trees and Honey has become my new "Go To" Cookbook. I actually bought my own copy after enjoying it in the library so much.
A treasury of vegetarian recipes from Jewish communities around the world.
NO OF PAGES: 406 SUB CAT I: Cooking SUB CAT II: Food SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: The author serves up a collection of kosher recipes and histories of Jews throughout the world. He delights readers with traditional recipes from Italian, Yemenite, Ethiopian, Indian, Romanian, Hungarian, Georgian, Ukrainian, Moroccan, German, Alsatian ...NOTES: SUBTITLE: More Than 500 Traditional Recipes From Alsace to Yemen
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Members
- 506
- Popularity
- #48,974
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 12