Dorie Greenspan

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

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

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. [3] 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 apps for mobile phones and tablet computers. [4]

Personal life

Greenspan lives in Manhattan, Paris and Westbrook, Connecticut. [5] [6]

Published works

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References

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  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. "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.
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  10. Brickman, Sophie (December 19, 2010). "'Around My French Table' by Dorie Greenspan review". San Francisco Chronicle . San Francisco . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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