 Rose Baboian was an Armenian-American cookbook author who made Western Armenian recipes accessible for younger generations of Armenians who spoke only English.Born in Aintab (present day Gaziantep), she survived the Armenian genocide when her school was moved to Syria, eventually relocating to the United States.Mark Zanger, a Boston-based food reporter, wrote that Baboian's book "stands out as a model of American ethnic food because she recorded so many traditions".