List of women cookbook writers

This is a list of notable women cookbook writers.

Argentina

• Gaby Melian (born 1969/1970), chef, cookbook writer
• Doña Petrona (1896–1992), cookbook writer, home economist, television chef, businesswoman

Australia

• Stephanie Alexander (born 1940), restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Margaret Fulton (1924–2019), British-born journalist, cookbook writer
• Donna Hay (born 1971), popular cookbook writer, magazine editor
• Tess Mallos (1933–2012), food journalist, cookbook writer, specializing in Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine
• Kim McCosker, cookbook writer since 2007
• Hetty Lui McKinnon, cookbook writer
• Mietta O'Donnell (1950–2001), chef, restaurateur, food critic, cookbook writer
• Wilhelmina Rawson (1851–1933), Australia's first female cookbook writer, publishing Mrs. Lance Rawson's cookery book and household hints in 1876
• Charmaine Solomon (born 1930), Australian cook, author of 31 cookbooks and the creator of her own brand of spice blends and marinades

Austria

• Katharina Prato (1818–1897), cookbook writer, published the highly popular Die süddeutsche Küche in 1858

Bangladesh

• Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), nutritionist, educator, cookbook writer, television host

Canada

• Cecily Brownstone (1909–2005), food editor, cookbook writer
• Ayesha Curry (born 1989), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Christine Cushing (graduated 1986), Greek-born television chef, cookbook writer
• Meeru Dhalwala, Indian-born restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Margaret Dickenson, cookbook writer since 1996, television personality
• Naomi Duguid (born 1950), photographer, cookbook writer
• Norene Gilletz (1940–2020), kosher cookbook writer
• Candice Hutchings (born 1988), food blogger, YouTuber, cookbook writer
• Marthe Miral (fl. 1934), collective pseudonym used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks translated into French
• Siue Moffat (born 1973), chocolatier, filmmaker, cookbook writer
• Margo Oliver (1923–2010), radio and television cook, cookbook writer
• Jean Paré (1927–2022), caterer, cookbook writer
• Anna Lee Scott (fl. 1930s–1960s), house name used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks published in English
• Colleen Taylor Sen (born 1944), language teacher, translator, food and travel writer, cookbook writer
• Edna Staebler (1906–2006), literary journalist, cookbook writer
• Anita Stewart (1947–2020), food activist, food and cookbook writer
• Lucy Waverman, food journalist, columnist, cookbook writer

China

• Yan-kit So (1933–2001), food historian, cookbook writer

Denmark

• Mette Blomsterberg (born 1970), pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Caroline Fleming (born 1975), entrepreneur, television personality, Danish cookbook writer
• Kristine Marie Jensen (1858–1923), highly popular Danish cookbook writer
• Anne Marie Mangor (1781–1865), pioneering Danish cookbook writer
• Helena Patursson (1864–1916), actress, feminist, playwright, writer, author of the first Faroese cookbook Matreglur fyri hvørt hús (Food-rules for every house, 1908)
• Bi Skaarup (1952–2014), archaeologist, food historian, non-fiction writer, curator

France

• Julie Andrieu (born 1974), photographer, television and radio host, cookbook writer
• Simone Beck (1904–1991), cookbook writer, cooking teacher, played important role in introducing French cooking into American kitchens
• Louisette Bertholle (1905–1999), chef, cookbook writer on French cuisine
• Clotilde Dusoulier (born 1979), food writer, blogger, cookbook writer in English and French
• Madeleine Kamman (1931–2018), chef, restaurateur, cookery teacher, cookbook writer
• Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec (1901–1972), journalist, cookbook writer
• Corinne Trang, author of cookbooks on Asian cuisine since 1999

Germany

• Henriette Davidis (1801–1876), popular 19th-century German cookbook writer, author of Praktisches Kochbuch (1845)
• Susanna Eger (1640–1713), cook and cookbook writer, author of Leipziger Kochbuch (1706)
• Sabina Welserin, author of the early cookbook Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin (1553)
• Anna Wecker (died 1596), early cookbook writer
• Luisa Weiss (born 1977), Italian-American food writer, author of Classic German Baking (2016)
• Rebekka Wolf, early German-Jewish cookbook writer, published Kochbuch für israelitische Frauen in 1851

Greece

• Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food journalist, educator, cookbook writer

Guadeloupe

• Vanessa Bolosier, French Caribbean food writer, model, living in London since 2005

India

• Tarla Dalal (1936–2013), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Ritu Dalmia (born 1973), chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer
• Bilkees I. Latif (c. 1930–2017), social work, writer, published Essential Andhra Cookbook (1999)
• Nita Mehta, Indian cookbook writer since the 1990s
• Mrs Balbir Singh (1912–1994), chef, cookery teacher, cookbook writer
• Beatrice A. Vieyra, author of the early cookbook on Indian cooking, Culinary Art Sparkles (1915)

Iran

• Sanaz Minaie, chef, cookbook writer since 1978
• Roza Montazemi (c.1921–2009), cookbook writer

Ireland

• Darina Allen (born 1948), cook, cookbook writer
• Rachel Allen (born 1972), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Trish Deseine (born 1964), cookbook writer, writing in French and English, television personality
• Theodora FitzGibbon (1916–1991), cookbook writer, model, actress
• Catherine Fulvio, cook, cookbook writer, television personality
• Maura Laverty (1907–1966), cookbook writer, novelist, journalist and broadcaster
• Clodagh McKenna (born 1975), cookbook writer, columnist, chef and television presenter
• Rozanna Purcell (born 1990), cook, cookbook writer, model, television personality

Israel

• Jamie Geller (born 1978), American-born Israeli cookbook writer since 2007
• Janna Gur, Latvian-born emigrant to Israel in 1974, editor, cookbook writer on Israeli and Jewish cuisine

Italy

• Ada Boni (1881–1973), magazine editor, cookbook writer
• Susanna Cutini (born 1962), chef, Italian cookbook writer
• Manuela Darling-Gansser (born 1950), cookbook writer, television personality, based in Australia

Japan

• Miyuki Hatoyama (born 1943), wife of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, actress, interior designer, cookbook writer
• Asako Kishi (1923–2015), cookbook writer, journalist
• Katsuyo Kobayashi (1937–2014), cookbook writer, television personality
• Harumi Kurihara (born 1947), cookbook writer, television personality

Mexico

• Elena Zelayeta (1898–1974), cookbook author

Netherlands

• Wina Born (1920–2001), journalist, profuse cookbook writer and columnist
• Martine Wittop Koning (1870–1963), nutrition expert, cookbook writer

New Zealand

• Annabel Langbein (born 1958), cookbook writer since 1988
• Annabelle White, food columnist, cookbook writer since 1997
• Chelsea Winter, winner of third New Zealand masterchef; went on to write (currently) four cookbooks

Norway

• Wenche Andersen (born 1954), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Maren Elisabeth Bang (1797–1884), wrote the first Norwegian cookbook to be printed: Huusholdnings-Bog, indrettet efter den almindelige Brug i norske Huusholdninger (1831)
• Dorothea Christensen (1847–1908), educator, cookbook writer, author of Norway's first cookery textbook Kogebog for Folkeskole og Hjemmet (1891)
• Henriette Schønberg Erken (1866–1953), popular cookbook writer
• Ingrid Espelid Hovig (1924–2018), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Karen Splid Møller (1800–1880), author of the handwritten Moldegård Cookbook begun in 1819
• Hanna Winsnes (1789–1872), poet, Norway's first female novelist, author of the early cookbook Lærebog i de forskjellige Grene af Huusholdningen (1845)

Poland

• Lucyna Ćwierciakiewiczowa (1829–February 1901), 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) (1858)
• Wincenta Zawadzka (c. 1824–1894), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Kucharka litewska (1843)

Romania

• Simona Lazăr (or Simona Nicoleta Lazăr) (born 1968), journalist, gastronome, food critic, cookbook writer, publisher, author of many culinary books and studies about history of gastronomy and cookbooks

Slovakia

• Zdena Studenková (born 1954), actress, singer, cookbook writer

South Korea

• Jang Gye-hyang (1598–1680), poet, thinker, welfare worker, Asia's first female cookbook writer 음식디미방 (1670)

Spain

• Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), journalist, writer, author of ¿Quiere usted comer bien?
• Miriam González Durántez (born 1968), Spanish lawyer and cookbook writer

Sweden

• Gustafva Björklund (1794–1862), Finnish-born restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Margareta Elzberg (fl. 1751), author of the first authentic Swedish cookbook
• Lotta Lundgren (born 1971), television presenter, cookbook writer
• Tina Nordström (born 1973), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Sofia von Porat (born 1989), travel writer, cookbook writer
• Anna Maria Rückerschöld (1725–1805), housekeeping specialist, cookbook writer
• Cajsa Warg (1703–1769), pioneering cookbook writer
• Johanna Westman (born 1969), television host, children's writer, cookbook writer

Switzerland

• Maria Susanna Kübler (1814–1873), German-speaking Swiss writer, housekeeping guides and cookbooks

Ukraine

• Olha Franko (1896–1987), creator of first Ukrainian cookbook

United Kingdom

• Eliza Acton (1799–1859), poet, cook, early cookbook writer, author of the influential Modern Cookery for Private Families (1845)
• Zoe Adjonyoh (born 1977), British writer and cook
• Gretel Beer (1921–2010), Austrian-born cookbook and travel writer, columnist
• Isabella Beeton (1836–1865), author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, 1861
• Mary Berry (born 1935), television presenter, cookbook writer
• Ravinder Bhogal, Kenyan-born British chef, since 2010 food writer and television host
• Susan Brookes (born 1943), resident chef on This Morning, television presenter and cookbook writer
• Sarah Brown, author of Sarah Brown's Vegetarian Kitchen and television series
• May Byron (1861–1936), writer, poet and cookbook writer
• Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1920–2014), writer, socialite
• Fanny Cradock (1909–1994), restaurant critic, television cook, cookbook writer
• Sophie Dahl (born 1977), model, cookbook writer, television presenter
• Elizabeth David (1913–1992), cookbook writer, covering French, Italian and British cooking, author of the influential 1950 A Book of Mediterranean Food
• Anna Del Conte (born 1925), Italian-born food and cookbook writer
• Josceline Dimbleby (born 1943), ´food columnist, cookbook writer
• Fuchsia Dunlop, cookbook writer since 2001, specializing in Chinese cuisine
• Harry Eastwood (born c.1980), chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Rose Elliot (born 1945), author of vegetarian cookbooks, starting with Simply Delicious (1967)
• Lady Elinor Fettiplace (c.1570 – in or after 1647), compiler of a manuscript book, now known under the title Elinor Fettiplace's Receipt Book, dated 1604
• Sabrina Ghayour (born 1976), Iranian-born chef and cookbook writer
• Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), pioneering cookbook writer, published The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy in 1747
• Vivien Goldman (born 1954), journalist, cookbook writer, musician
• Patience Gray (1917–2005), cookbook and travel writer
• Jane Grigson (1928–1990), cookbook writer
• Sophie Grigson (born 1959), columnist, cookbook writer
• Christian Guthrie Wright (1844–1907), educator, co-founder of the Edinburgh School of Cookery, cookbook writer
• Kate Halford (1862–1938), cookbook writer in the 1910s
• Dorothy Hartley (1893–1985), author of Food in England (1954)
• Anissa Helou (born 1952), chef, cookbook writer, specializing in Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African cuisines
• Margot Henderson (born 1964), chef, caterer, cookery writer
• Ching He Huang (born 1978), British Taiwanese food writer and television chef
• Mary Hooper (1829–1904), novelist, children's writer, cookbook writer
• Ching He Huang (born 1978), British Taiwanese food writer and television chef
• Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, and television personality
• Anna Jones (born 1979), chef, writer, and author
• Diana Kennedy (1923–2022), cookbook writer, specializing in Mexican cuisine
• Rachel Khoo (born 1980), cook, broadcaster, cookbook writer
• Janet Laurence (born 1937), novelist, cookbook writer
• Nigella Lawson (born 1960), cook, television personality
• Pinky Lilani (born 1954), Indian-born writer, food expert, feminist
• Ruth Lowinsky (1893–1958), society hostess, cookbook writer
• Veronica Maclean (1920–2005), hotelier, cookbook writer
• Agnes Catherine Maitland (1850–1906), principal of Somerville College, Oxford, cookbook writer
• Elizabeth Marshall (fl. 1770–1790), cookery educator, cookbook writer
• Mary McCartney (born 1969), photographer, vegetarian cookery writer
• F. Marian McNeill (1885–1973)
• Thomasina Miers (born 1976), cook, writer, restaurateur, television presenter
• Countess Morphy (c.1874–1938), American-born dance writer, cookbook writer
• Elizabeth Moxon (fl. 1740–1754), pioneering cookbook writer, author of the influential English Housewifry
• Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz (1915–2003), cookbook writer specializing in Latin American cuisine
• Stasha Palos (born 1972), artist, cookbook writer
• Marguerite Patten (1915–2015), home economist, broadcaster, cookbook writer
• Constance Peel (1868–1934), journalist, household management specialist, cookbook writer
• Rose Prince (born 1962), cookbook writer
• Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781), businesswoman, author of The Experienced English Housekeeper (1769)
• Claudia Roden (born 1936), Egyptian-born cultural anthropologist, cookbook writer
• Evelyn Rose (1925–2003), Anglo-Jewish cookbook writer, broadcaster
• Janet Ross (1842–1927), historian, biographer, cookbook writer
• Maria Eliza Rundell (1745–1828), author of A New System of Domestic Cookery (1806)
• Rejina Sabur-Cross (born 1974), cookbook writer, blogger
• Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1929–2011), model, cookbook writer
• Delia Smith (born 1941), cook, author, TV presenter, businesswoman
• Eliza Smith (died c.1732), cookbook writer, author of the popular The Compleat Housewife (1727)
• Sarah St. John (1669–1755), clergyman's wife, maintained a manuscript recipe book
• Katie Stewart (1934–2013), food columnist, cookbook writer
• Caroline Waldegrave (born 1952), wine entrepreneur, cookbook writer
• Anne Willan (born 1938), food educator, food and cookbook writer
• Amy Willcock, American-born cookbook writer since 2002

United States

A

• Mandy Aftel (born 1948), perfumer and cookbook author
• Barbara Albright (1955–2006), author of cookbooks and books on knitting
• Ida Bailey Allen (1885–1973), food editor, chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Jackie Alpers (born 1968), cookbook author, food photographer
• Jean Anderson (1929–2023), editor, food columnist, cookbook writer

B

• Lidia Bastianich (born 1947), chef, television personality, cookbook writer, restaurateur
• Najmieh Batmanglij (born 1947), Iranian-American chef, cookbook writer
• Ann Bauer (born 1966), essayist, novelist, cookbook writer
• Esther Bradford Aresty (1908–2000), culinary historian, cookbook writer
• Susan Branch (born 1947), painter, designer, writer, cookbook writer
• Celia Brooks Brown (born 1970), chef, cookbook writer, television host, based in London
• Helen Evans Brown (1904–1964), cookbook writer, columnist, authority on west coast food, culinary historian, cookbook collector
• Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970), pastry chef, cookbook writer, attorney, former film executive
• Marian Burros, food columnist, cookbook writer since 1962
• Jane Butel, television presenter, cookbook writer since 1980, specializing in Tex-Mex cooking
• Anne Byrn (graduated 1978), journalist, food editor, cookbook writer

C

• Biba Caggiano (1936–2019), Italian-born restaurateur, television presenter and Italian cookbook writer since 1986
• Karyn Calabrese (born 1947), restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle (1835–1905), Acting First Lady of the United States
• Penelope Casas (1943–2013), cookbook writer specializing in Spanish cooking
• Irena Chalmers (1935–2020), food commentator, essayist, cookbook writer
• Leah Chase (1923–2019), Creole chef, cookbook writer
• Joyce Chen (1917–1994), Chinese-American chef, cookbook writer, television personality
• Andrea Chesman, cookbook writer since 1999
• Julia Child (1912–2004), chef, cookbook writer, television personality, specialized in French cuisine
• Leeann Chin (1933–2010), Chinese-born American restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999), influential American-Chinese chef, cookbook writer
• Shirley Corriher (born 1935), biochemist, cookbook writer
• Chloe Coscarelli (born 1987), vegan chef, cookbook writer
• Mildred Cotton Council (1929–2018), restaurateur, cookbook author
• Marion Cunningham (1922–2012), cookbook editor and writer

D

• Melissa d'Arabian (born 1968), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Anni Daulter, American cookbook writer
• Giada De Laurentiis (born 1970), Italian-born chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Erica De Mane (born 1953), chef, cookbook writer, teacher, specializing in Italian cuisine
• Paula Deen (born 1947), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Nikki Dinki (born 1983), chef, cookbook writer, blogger
• Crescent Dragonwagon (born 1952), novelist, poet, cookbook writer
• Ree Drummond (born 1969), cookbook writer, photographer, television personality, blogger
• Nathalie Dupree (born 1939), chef, television presenter, cookbook writer

E

• Renee Erickson (born 1972), Seattle chef and cookbook writer
• Mary Ann Esposito (born 1942), chef, cookbook writer, host of Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito since 1989

F

• Florence Fabricant, food critic and cookbook writer since 1972
• Lisa Fain, food writer, blogger, cookbook writer
• Fannie Farmer (1857–1915), American/Canadian culinary expert, cookbook writer who introduced standardized measuring
• Susie Fishbein (born 1968), Jewish kosher cookbook writer
• Zonya Foco (born 1963), nutritionist, television personality, cookbook writer on healthy eating

G

• Beverly Gannon (born c.1949), Hawaiian chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Ina Garten (born 1948), television personality, cookbook writer
• Teresa Giudice (born 1972), television personality, cookbook writer
• Meta Given (1888–1981), nutritionist, cookbook writer
• Darra Goldstein (born 1951), Russian professor, cookbook writer and editor
• Aliza Green, cookbook writer since 1997
• Barbara Grunes (born 1941), food consultant, cookbook writer

H

• Jaden Hair, Hong Kong-born American chef, food columnist and photographer, active since 2007
• June Hersh, Kosher cookbook writer
• Amanda Hesser (born 1971), food editor, cookbook writer
• Janet McKenzie Hill (1852–1933), nutritionist, cookbook writer
• Elizabeth O. Hiller (circa 1856–1941), cookbook writer and professor of culinary arts
• Ingrid Hoffmann (born 1965), Colombian-American restaurateur, television personality and cookbook writer
• Annemarie Huste (1943–2016), German chef and cookbook writer

I

• Antonia Isola (born 1876), author of the first Italian cookbook published in the United States

J

• Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933), Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, television personality
• Pati Jinich (born 1972), Mexican-American chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Jenny Jones (born 1946), television presenter, comedian, cookbook writer
• Judith Jones (1924–2017), literary editor, cookbook writer

K

• Barbara Kafka (1933–2018)
• Mollie Katzen (born 1950), chef, cookbook writer, specializing in vegetarian cuisine
• Bethany Kehdy (born 1981), Lebanese-American culinary expert and cookbook writer
• Carol Kicinski, television chef, magazine editor, gluten-free cookbook writer
• Candice Kumai, chef, cookbook writer since 2009

L

• Padma Lakshmi (born 1970), Indian-born actress, television personality, cookbook writer
• Frances Moore Lappé (born 1944), nutritionist, non-fiction writer, cookbook writer
• Katie Lee (born 1981), chef, novelist, food critic, cookbook writer
• Sandra Lee (born 1966), television chef, cookbook writer
• Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Eileen Yin-Fei Lo (1937–2022), Chinese-born chef, cookbook writer since the 1970s
• Kasma Loha-unchit (born 1950), Thai-born cookbook writer
• Cathy Luchetti (born 1945), non-fiction writer, cookbook and food writer
• Sheila Lukins (1942–2009), food and cookbook writer, columnist
• Barbara Lynch, since 1998 restaurateur, cookbook writer

M

• Deborah Madison (graduated 1968), food and cookbook writer, vegetarian specialist
• Sarah Helen Mahammitt (c. 1873–1956), cookbook writer, cooking teacher
• Robynne Maii
• Daisy Martinez, actress, model, television personality, chef and cookbook writer
• Barbara Abdeni Massaad (born 1970), Lebanese-American cookbook writer, photographer, television personality
• Judy Mazel (1943–2007), nutritionist, cookbook writer
• Mary Margaret McBride (1899–1976), radio host and cookbook author
• Tracye McQuirter, vegan activist and cookbook writer
• Alice Medrich, cookbook writer since the 1990s, specializing in chocolate desserts
• Whitney Miller (born 1988), food writer, television chef
• Mary Sue Milliken, chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer since 1898
• Julie Montagu (born 1972), cookbook writer, yoga teacher
• Sara Moulton (born 1952), chef, television personality, cookbook writer

N

• Joan Nathan (born 1943), since 1975 cookbook writer, specializing in Jewish cooking

O

• Mildred Ellen Orton (1911–2010), business woman, cookbook writer
• Daphne Oz (born 1986), journalist, television personality, cookbook writer

P

• Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), actress, singer, cookbook writer
• Petra Paredez, pastry chef, cookbook author
• Ani Phyo (born 1968), Canadian-born organic chef, cookbook writer
• Thelma Pressman (1921–2010), microwave cookery specialist, cookbook writer

R

• Mary Randolph (1762–1828), cookbook writer, author of The Virginia House-Wife (1824)
• Rachael Ray (born 1968), chef, television personality, cookbook writer
• Ruth Reichl (born 1948), food editor, cookbook writer
• Kay Robertson (born 1947), television personality, cookbook writer
• Sallie Ann Robinson, cookbook writer since 2003
• Irma S. Rombauer (1877–1962), cookbook writer, author of The Joy of Cooking (1931)
• Mary Swartz Rose (1874–1941), nutritionist, food writer

S

• Mildred Brown Schrumpf (1903–2001), food columnist, educator, and cookbook writer
• Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, Colombian-born journalist, television personality and, since 2012, cookbook writer
• Jessica Seinfeld (born 1971), cookbook writer
• Kim Severson (born 1961), columnist and cookbook writer
• Louisa Shafia (born 1969 or 1970), Iranian-American chef and cookbook author
• Martha Rose Shulman, cookbook writer, cooking teacher, and food columnist
• Susan Spungen, food writer, editor, and food stylist

T

• Mary Virginia Terhune (1830–1922), novelist, non-fiction writer, cookbook writer (Marion Harland)
• Amy Thielen (graduated 1997), chef, food writer, television personality
• Christina Tosi (born 1981), chef, television personality, cookbook writer

V

• Marcela Valladolid (born 1978), chef, television personality, cookbook writer on Mexican cuisine
• Jeanne Voltz (1920–2002), food editor and cookbook author

W

• Danielle Walker (born 1985), gluten-free food writer, cookbook writer
• Alice Waters (born 1944), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Patricia Wells (born 1946), restaurant critic, cookbook writer
• Alexandra Wentworth (born 1965), actress, cookbook writer
• Caroline Randall Williams (born 1987), educator, poet, cookbook writer
• Virginia Willis (born 1966), chef, photographer, cookbook writer
• Paula Wolfert (born 1938), cookbook writer specializing in Mediterranean food

Y

• Sherry Yard (born 1964), chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer
• Trisha Yearwood (born 1964), singer, actress, cookbook writer, television personality
• Dina Yuen, industrial engineer, musician, entrepreneur, cookbook writer on Indonesian cooking