Diana Kennedy
British food writer (1923–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diana Kennedy MBE (née Southwood; 3 March 1923 – 24 July 2022) was a British food writer. The preeminent English-language authority on Mexican cuisine, Kennedy was known for her nine books on the subject, including The Cuisines of Mexico, which changed how Americans view Mexican cuisine.[1] Her cookbooks are based on her fifty years of travelling in Mexico, interviewing and learning from several types of cooks from virtually every region of the nation.
Diana Kennedy | |
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Born | Diana Southwood (1923-03-03)3 March 1923 Loughton, Essex, England |
Died | 24 July 2022(2022-07-24) (aged 99) Zitácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico |
Occupation | Author, researcher and cook |
Genre | Cookbooks |
Subject | Mexican cuisine |
Years active | 1967–2022 |
Notable awards | Order of the Aztec Eagle, Order of the British Empire |
Spouse |
Paul P. Kennedy (died 1967) |
Website | |
dianakennedycenter |
Her documentation of native edible plants has been digitized by National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity. Due to her style of work, Kennedy was called a "culinary anthropologist" and self-identified as an "ethno-gastronomer".[2] Kennedy received numerous awards for her work, including the Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Mexican government, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.