Maria Guarnaschelli was an American cookbook editor and publisher.
11 Facts About Maria Guarnaschelli
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Maria Guarnaschelli's works were noted to have contributed to a change in how cookbooks were produced, and credited with introducing American households and chefs to international cuisines beyond just European cuisines.
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Maria Guarnaschelli was born on April 18,1941, in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Horatia Alice and George DiBenedetto.
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Maria Guarnaschelli's father was a refrigerator salesperson, and her mother was a homemaker.
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Maria Guarnaschelli studied at the Emmanuel College in Boston, and went on to complete her master's degree from Yale University majoring in Russian literature.
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Maria Guarnaschelli was a consulting editor for the American food magazine Saveur.
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Maria Guarnaschelli recruited over 130 chefs across cuisine styles to develop a modernized version of the book.
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Maria Guarnaschelli's books contributed to the change in how home cooking was perceived; over the time she was active, home cooking moved from being simply a daily chore to a hobby and "cultural touchstone" for many home cooks.
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Maria Guarnaschelli edited works of nonfiction other than food related books, working with academic authors including Deborah Tannen on You Just Don't Understand, considered a seminal work on gender studies and linguistics, John Cacioppo on Loneliness, and Steven Pinker on The Language Instinct.
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Maria Guarnaschelli met her husband, John Maria Guarnaschelli, who was then a history professor, when she was studying at the Yale University.
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Maria Guarnaschelli died on February 6,2021, at the Northwell Health Stern Family Center in Manhasset, New York, from heart disease and related complications.