20 women, some you may not know, who influenced how you cook
To celebrate Womenâs History Month, we turned to authors, chefs, and teachers who made important contributions to todayâs table.
By Sheryl Julian Globe Correspondent,Updated March 16, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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Leah Chase mixes her bread pudding at Muriel s restaurant in New Orleans.Alex Brandon/Associated Press
If youâve ever baked a cake or made cookies and been successful, you have Fannie Farmer to thank. The founder of Miss Farmerâs School of Cookery in Boston, opened in 1902, instructed her students to use the same precise amounts of ingredients in every recipe, not rounded spoons and cups. Fannie Farmer became known as the âMother of Level Measurements.â