This is a list of notable women cookbook writers.
Argentina
Choly Berreteaga (1927–2018) chef and television presenter, wrote over 30 cookbooks including Easy Cooking for the Modern Woman in 1976 Gaby Melian (born 1969/1970), chef, cookbook writer Doña Petrona (1896–1992), cookbook writer, home economist, television chef, businesswoman
Australia Stephanie Alexander (born 1940), restaurateur, cookbook writer Durkhanai Ayubi (born 1985) Maggie Beer (born 1945), chef, television personality and food manufacturer Rachael Bermingham, authored several books in the 4 ingredients franchise Amy Chaplin (born 1974/1975), vegetarian and vegan chef Lorna Jane Clarkson (born 1964), activewear businesswoman, writes on health food Emiko Davies, writes on Italian food Geraldine Dillon (1936–2020), television and radio presenter; newspaper columnist Margaret Fulton (1924–2019), British-born journalist, cookbook writer Donna Hay (born 1971), popular cookbook writer, magazine editor Kylie Kwong (born 1969), television chef and restauranteur, specialising in Chinese cooking Kate Lamont (born 1962), businessperson Nagi Maehashi (born 1977 or 1978), runs the blog RecipeTin Eats Tess Mallos (1933–2012), food journalist, cookbook writer, specializing in Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine Karen Martini (born 1971), chef and former-cooking presenter on Better Homes and Gardens Kim McCosker, cookbook writer since 2007. Known for the 4 Ingredients brand. Hetty Lui McKinnon, vegetarian/plant-based/vegan recipe writer Indira Naidoo (born 1968), journalist and presenter of South African Indian Mietta O'Donnell (1950–2001), chef, restaurateur, food critic, cookbook writer Jess Pryles, barbecue cook and television host based in the United States Leanne Ratcliffe (born 1980), YouTuber who promotes a frugivore diet Wilhelmina Rawson (1851–1933), Australia's first female cookbook writer, publishing Mrs. Lance Rawson's cookery book and household hints in 1876 Amy Schauer (1871–1956), cookery instructor Charmaine Solomon (born 1930), Australian cook, author of 31 cookbooks and the creator of her own brand of spice blends and marinades Sarah Todd (born 1987), celebrity chef, restauranteur and television personality who began as a MasterChef Australia contestant Margaret Wylie (1869/1870–1955), home economics instructor who compiled the Golden Wattle Cookery Book (1924)
Austria Katharina Prato (1818–1897), cookbook writer, published the highly popular Die süddeutsche Küche in 1858 Lisl Wagner-Bacher (born 1953), chef and restauranteur, writes on Austrian cuisine
Bahrain
Afnan Al Zayani, television presenter and businesswoman, published her first cookbook in 1983
Bangladesh
Keka Ferdousi (born 1960), television chef Alpana Habib (born 1966), UK-born chef Siddika Kabir (1931–2012), nutritionist, educator, cookbook writer, television host
Belgium
Regula Ysewijn (born 1983)
Brazil
Eliana Calmon (born 1944)
Cambodia
Chef Nak (born 1985), celebrity chef and entrepreneur
Canada Molly Lyons Bar-David (1910–1987) Jehane Benoît (1904–1987) Mary Berg (born 1989) Carleigh Bodrug Cecily Brownstone (1909–2005), food editor, cookbook writer Laura Calder Jessica Clark-Bojin Amanda Cohen Lynn Crawford (born 1964) Ayesha Curry (born 1989), chef, cookbook writer, television personality Christine Cushing (graduated 1986), Greek-born television chef, cookbook writer Brenda Davis Anne Desjardins (born 1951) Meeru Dhalwala, Indian-born restaurateur, cookbook writer Margaret Dickenson, cookbook writer since 1996, television personality Sue Donaldson (born 1962) Naomi Duguid (born 1950), photographer, cookbook writer Mary Jo Eustace (born 1962) Aida McAnn Flemming (1896–1994) Norene Gilletz (1940–2020), kosher cookbook writer Marilyn Hall (1927–2017) Anna Hansen (living) Candice Hutchings (born 1988), food blogger, YouTuber, cookbook writer Andrea Jourdan (born 1956) Emma Knight Sarah Kramer (1968–2025) Lisa MacLeod (born 1974) Marilou (born 1990) Dana McCauley (born 1966) Helen McCully (1902–1977) Vesanto Melina (born 1942) Marthe Miral (fl. 1934), collective pseudonym used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks translated into French Siue Moffat (born 1973), chocolatier, filmmaker, cookbook writer Marie Nightingale (1928–2014) Margo Oliver (1923–2010), radio and television cook, cookbook writer Anna Olson (born 1968) Renee Paquette Jean Paré (1927–2022), caterer, cookbook writer Greta and Janet Podleski Rose Reisman Tosca Reno (born 1959) Anna Lee Scott (fl. 1930s–1960s), house name used by Maple Leaf Milling Company produced cookbooks published in English Colleen Taylor Sen (born 1944), language teacher, translator, food and travel writer, cookbook writer Gail Simmons (born 1976) Mairlyn Smith Edna Staebler (1906–2006), literary journalist, cookbook writer Savella Stechishin (1903–2002) Anita Stewart (1947–2020), food activist, food and cookbook writer Lauren Toyota Julie Van Rosendaal Lucy Waverman, food journalist, columnist, cookbook writer
China Yan-kit So (1933–2001), food historian, cookbook writer
Cuba
Nitza Villapol (1923–1998)
Czech Republic
Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová (1785–1845)
Denmark Mette Blomsterberg (born 1970), pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer Elfride Fibiger (1832–1911) Caroline Fleming (born 1975), entrepreneur, television personality, Danish cookbook writer Kristine Marie Jensen (1858–1923), highly popular Danish cookbook writer Anne Marie Mangor (1781–1865), pioneering Danish cookbook writer Louise Nimb (1842–1903) Helena Patursson (1864–1916), actress, feminist, playwright, writer, author of the first Faroese cookbook Matreglur fyri hvørt hús (Food-rules for every house, 1908) Bi Skaarup (1952–2014), archaeologist, food historian, non-fiction writer, curator Ingeborg Suhr Mailand (1871–1969)
Dominican Republic
Inés Páez Nin (born 1979)
Estonia Liina Karron (born 1974), Estonian food writer and chef
Finland
Sara La Fountain (born 1981) Piitu Uski (born 1967)
France Julie Andrieu (born 1974), photographer, television and radio host, cookbook writer Simone Beck (1904–1991), cookbook writer, cooking teacher, played important role in introducing French cooking into American kitchens Louisette Bertholle (1905–1999), chef, cookbook writer on French cuisine Sophie Bise Henriette Chandet (1901–1989) Clotilde Dusoulier (born 1979), food writer, blogger, cookbook writer in English and French Madeleine Kamman (1931–2018), chef, restaurateur, cookery teacher, cookbook writer Marie-Sophie L. Hélène Jawhara Piñer Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec (1901–1972), journalist, cookbook writer Corinne Trang, author of cookbooks on Asian cuisine since 1999 Georgiana Viou (born 1977)
Germany Henriette Davidis (1801–1876), popular 19th-century German cookbook writer, author of Praktisches Kochbuch (1845) Susanna Eger (1640–1713), cook and cookbook writer, author of Leipziger Kochbuch (1706) Sabina Welserin, author of the early cookbook Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin (1553) Anna Wecker (died 1596), early cookbook writer Luisa Weiss (born 1977), Italian-American food writer, author of Classic German Baking (2016) Rebekka Wolf, early German-Jewish cookbook writer, published Kochbuch für israelitische Frauen in 1851
Greece Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food journalist, educator, cookbook writer
Guadeloupe Vanessa Bolosier, French Caribbean food writer, model, living in London since 2005
India Tarla Dalal (1936–2013), chef, cookbook writer, television personality Ritu Dalmia (born 1973), chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook writer Bilkees I. Latif (c. 1930–2017), social work, writer, published Essential Andhra Cookbook (1999) Nita Mehta, Indian cookbook writer since the 1990s Mrs Balbir Singh (1912–1994), chef, cookery teacher, cookbook writer Beatrice A. Vieyra, author of the early cookbook on Indian cooking, Culinary Art Sparkles (1915)
Iran Sanaz Minaie, chef, cookbook writer since 1978 Roza Montazemi (c.1921–2009), cookbook writer
Ireland Darina Allen (born 1948), cook, cookbook writer Rachel Allen (born 1972), chef, television personality, cookbook writer Trish Deseine (born 1964), cookbook writer, writing in French and English, television personality Theodora FitzGibbon (1916–1991), cookbook writer, model, actress Catherine Fulvio, cook, cookbook writer, television personality Maura Laverty (1907–1966), cookbook writer, novelist, journalist and broadcaster Clodagh McKenna (born 1975), cookbook writer, columnist, chef and television presenter Rozanna Purcell (born 1990), cook, cookbook writer, model, television personality
Israel Jamie Geller (born 1978), American-born Israeli cookbook writer since 2007 Janna Gur, Latvian-born emigrant to Israel in 1974, editor, cookbook writer on Israeli and Jewish cuisine
Italy Ada Boni (1881–1973), magazine editor, cookbook writer Susanna Cutini (born 1962), chef, Italian cookbook writer Manuela Darling-Gansser (born 1950), cookbook writer, television personality, based in Australia
Japan Miyuki Hatoyama (born 1943), wife of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, actress, interior designer, cookbook writer Asako Kishi (1923–2015), cookbook writer, journalist Katsuyo Kobayashi (1937–2014), cookbook writer, television personality Harumi Kurihara (born 1947), cookbook writer, television personality
Mexico Elena Zelayeta (1898–1974), cookbook author
Netherlands Wina Born (1920–2001), journalist, profuse cookbook writer and columnist Martine Wittop Koning (1870–1963), nutrition expert, cookbook writer E. M. Valk-Heijnsdijk (1867–1945), cookbook writer and restaurateur
New Zealand Annabel Langbein (born 1958), cookbook writer since 1988 Annabelle White, food columnist, cookbook writer since 1997 Chelsea Winter, winner of third New Zealand masterchef; went on to write at least four cookbooks Susan Parkinson (1920–2012), nutritionist who worked in Fiji and the South Pacific
Norway Wenche Andersen (born 1954), chef, television personality, cookbook writer Maren Elisabeth Bang (1797–1884), wrote the first Norwegian cookbook to be printed: Huusholdnings-Bog, indrettet efter den almindelige Brug i norske Huusholdninger (1831) Dorothea Christensen (1847–1908), educator, cookbook writer, author of Norway's first cookery textbook Kogebog for Folkeskole og Hjemmet (1891) Henriette Schønberg Erken (1866–1953), popular cookbook writer Ingrid Espelid Hovig (1924–2018), chef, television personality, cookbook writer Marit Kolby (born 1975), nutritional biologist, cookbook writer Karen Splid Møller (1800–1880), author of the handwritten Moldegård Cookbook begun in 1819 Hanna Winsnes (1789–1872), poet, Norway's first female novelist, author of the early cookbook Lærebog i de forskjellige Grene af Huusholdningen (1845)
Poland Lucyna Ćwierciakiewiczowa (1829–February 1901), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Jedyne praktyczne przepisy wszelkich zapasów spiżarnianych oraz pieczenia ciast (The only practical compendium of recipes for all household stocks and pastry) (1858) Wincenta Zawadzka (c. 1824–1894), author of the popular Polish-language cookbook Kucharka litewska (1843)
Romania Simona Lazăr (or Simona Nicoleta Lazăr) (born 1968), journalist, gastronome, food critic, cookbook writer, publisher, author of many culinary books and studies about history of gastronomy and cookbooks
Serbia
Spasenija Pata Marković (1881–1974)
Slovakia Zdena Studenková (born 1954), actress, singer, cookbook writer
South Korea Chang Kyehyang (1598–1680), poet, thinker, welfare worker, Asia's first female cookbook writer 음식디미방 (1670)
Spain Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), journalist, writer, author of ¿Quiere usted comer bien? Miriam González Durántez (born 1968), Spanish lawyer and cookbook writer
Sweden