Dorie Greenspan

Dorie Greenspan (born October 24, 1947) ^[1] is an American cookbook author. The New York Times called her a "culinary guru" in 2004. ^[2]

Signatures of Dorie Greenspan & Julia Child in a signed copy of Greenspan's book Baking with Julia

Early life

Dorie Greenspan was born in Brooklyn , New York. ^[3] Greenspan did not grow up cooking. When she was 13, she nearly burned down her family kitchen after attempting to deep fry frozen french fries. Greenspan attended Brooklyn College. At 19, while a student there, she wed. It was during her time in college that she began to cook out of necessity.

Greenspan initially pursued an academic path in gerontology. However, after the birth of her son, she found herself unable to finish her dissertation and uninterested in returning to academia. ^[4] Her husband suggested she try baking, which became her entry point into the food industry. Greenspan found work as a baker, but was fired from her first baking job, describing her efforts as "terrible." ^[5] She gradually built a career as a food writer, accepting small assignments and shadowing chefs.

Culinary career

Greenspan has won the James Beard Foundation Award five times, as well as the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook of the Year Awards for Desserts by Pierre Hermé and Around My French Table, and Dorie's Cookies. ^[6] She has also been listed on the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America.

She is among the first culinary professionals to produce cooking applications for mobile phones and tablet computers. ^[7]

Personal life

Greenspan lives in Manhattan, Paris and Westbrook, Connecticut. ^{[8] [9]}

Published works

• Sweet Times: Simple Desserts for Every Occasion (1991)
• Baking with Julia: Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers (1996) ^[10] (based on the PBS series with Julia Child)
• Pancakes: From Morning to Midnight (1997)
• Waffles from Morning to Midnight (1997)
• Desserts by Pierre Hermé (1998) (with Pierre Hermé)
• Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook: French-American Recipes for the Home Cook (1999) (with Daniel Boulud)
• Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Hermé (2001)
• Paris Sweets: Great Desserts From the City's Best Pastry Shops (2002)
• Baking: From My Home to Yours (2006) Named one of Southern Living’s 100 Best Cookbooks of All Time ^[11]
• Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours (2010) ^{[12] [13] [14]}
• Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere (2014)
• Dorie's Cookies (2016) Named one of Southern Living’s 100 Best Cookbooks of All Time ^[15]
• Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook (2018)
• Baking With Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple (2021)

References

1. "Dorie Greenspan, Westbrook Public Records Instantly".
2. Moskin, Julia (November 7, 2004). "Cookie Master: Dorie Greenspan, culinary guru, reveals the secrets of the sable: it transforms basic ingredients into pure pleasure". The New York Times . New York City . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
3. "An Interview with Dorie Greenspan". CT Bites. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
4. "How Shabbat Dinner Inspired Dorie Greenspan's Award Winning Cookbook Career | The Nosher". My Jewish Learning. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
5. Yankee Magazine (2025-01-03). Join Dorie Greenspan in Her Connecticut Kitchen to Make Her Favorite Parsnip & Cranberry Cake . Retrieved 2025-07-25– via YouTube.
6. "2011 Award Winners: Cookbook of the Year". International Association of Culinary Professionals. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
7. Moskin, Julia (November 8, 2011). "Are apps making cookbooks obsolete?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
8. "Dorie Greenspan enjoys charmed life as a foodie/part-time Parisian". Palm Beach Post . Palm Beach, Florida. October 4, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "Against the Tide with Dorie Greenspan". Coastal Connecticut Magazine. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
10. Dornbusch, Jane (December 18, 1996). "Good enough to eat: Books wrap up well for every kind of cook". Boston Herald . Boston. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
11. Castle, Sheri. "The 100 Best Cookbooks of All Time". Southern Living. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
12. Batz Jr., Bob (September 15, 2010). "Dorie Greenspan's new cookbook invites the world to gather 'round her French table". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
13. Brickman, Sophie (December 19, 2010). "'Around My French Table' by Dorie Greenspan review". San Francisco Chronicle . San Francisco . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
14. Fitzgerald, Maureen (November 15, 2011). "Dorie Greenspan cooks French and homey". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
15. Castle, Sheri. "The 100 Best Cookbooks of All Time". Southern Living. Retrieved 9 September 2022.