Maria Guarnaschelli, book editor who changed what we cook, dies at 79
By Julia Moskin New York Times,Updated February 13, 2021, 5:59 p.m.
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Maria Guarnaschelli posed for a photo while she was overseeing a major revision of the best-selling âJoy of Cooking,â in New York in 1997.JAMES ESTRIN/NYT
Maria Guarnaschelli, a formidable book editor who helped transform American cooking from a domestic chore to a cultural touchstone, and who presided over a major revision of the popular book âJoy of Cooking,â died Saturday in Manhasset, New York. She was 79.
Her death, at Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation, was caused by complications of heart disease, said her daughter, chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
Legendary Cookbook Editor Maria Guarnaschelli Dies at 79 Feb 09, 2021
Legendary editor Maria Guarnaschelli, the editor behind a number of influential cookbooks, nonfiction titles, and works of literature, died on Saturday, February 6, at Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation in Manhasset, N.Y., from complications of heart disease, according to her daughter, chef and Food Network television personality Alex Guarnaschelli. She was 79 years old.
Among the many cookbooks Guarnaschelli edited during her four-decade publishing career, she is perhaps best known for the 1997 revision of
The Joy of Cooking. She worked with a number of culinary writers, including J. Kenji López-Alt (