Gourmet Magazine published this list of 50 women who had the greatest influence over food in our culture, from an American perspective. These women elevated cooking to an art form. Click on their names to learn more about each woman’s real contributions to real food.
- Julia Child
- Alice Waters
- Fannie Farmer
- Martha Stewart
- M.F.K. Fisher
- Marcella Hazan
- Madhur Jaffrey
- Judith Jones
- Irma S. Rombauer
- Hannah Glasse and Mrs. Beeton
- Patricia Wells
- Lidia Bastianich
- Rachael Ray
- Elizabeth David
- Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso
- Maida Heatter
- Dorothy Hamilton
- Clotilde Dusoulier
- Pim Techamuanvivit
- Molly Wizenberg
- Ree Drummond
- Amanda Hesser
- Nancy Silverton
- Paula Deen
- Paula Wolfert
- Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray
- Anne Willan
- Anne–Sophie Pic
- Betty Fussell
- Barbara Tropp
- Donna Hay
- Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian
- Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton
- Ella Brennan
- Delia Smith
- Edna Lewis
- Severine von Tscharner Fleming
- Darina Allen
- Ina Garten
- Elena Arzak
- Elizabeth Andoh
- Harumi Kurihara
- April Bloomfield
- Nigella Lawson
- Diana Kennedy
- Gael Greene
- Zarela Martinez
- Cat Cora
- Soraya Darabi, Alexa Andrzejewski.
- Julie Powell
This list came from Gourmet Magazine.