Elizabeth Raffald was an English businesswoman, best known for her 1769 book The Experienced English Housekeeper. Raffald was born Elizabeth Whitaker in 1733 in Doncaster, England. Her father, John Whittaker was a schoolteacher and because of this, Raffald and her sisters were given the rare opportunity (for girls at the time) to learn to read …
Julia Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She brought French cooking to everyday Americans, with her groundbreaking cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Child was born Julia Carolyn McWilliams in 1912 in Pasadena, California. She was the daughter of John McWilliams, Jr, a Princeton graduate and early investor in California real …
Mary Berry CBE is an English food writer, baker and television presenter, known for being a judge on The Great British Bake Off. She has written over 70 cookbooks which have sold over five million copies. Berry was born in Bath in 1935 to Alleyne William Steward Berry and his wife Margaret. Her father would …