What is Diana Kennedy?
{{Infobox writer <!--For more information, see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]].--> | name = Diana Kennedy | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] | image = Diana Kennedy 2016.jpg | caption = Kennedy in 2016 | birth_name = Diana Southwood | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1923|3|3}} | birth_place = [[Loughton]], [[Essex]], [[England]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|7|24|1923|3|3|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Zitácuaro]], [[Michoacán]], [[Mexico]] | occupation = Author, researcher and cook | genre = Cookbooks | subject = Mexican cuisine | spouse = {{marriage|Paul P. Kennedy||1967|end = died}} | awards = [[Order of the Aztec Eagle]], [[Order of the British Empire]] | years_active = 1967–2022 | website = {{url|dianakennedycenter.org}} }} '''Diana Kennedy''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] ({{Née|'''Southwood'''}}; 3 March 1923 – 24 July 2022) was a British food writer. She was known for writing English-language books about [[Mexican cuisine]]. Her best known book was ''[[The Cuisines of Mexico]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=At 93, Diana Kennedy Still Reigns As Mexico's Feistiest Food Expert|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/12/08/504163336/at-93-diana-kennedy-still-reigns-as-mexicos-feistiest-food-expert|website=NPR.org| date=8 December 2016 |publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=4 May 2017|language=en| last1=Danovich | first1=Tove K. }}</ref> Kennedy was honored with the [[Order of the Aztec Eagle]] from the Mexican government, and was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]]. Kennedy died on 24 July 2022 at her home in [[Zitácuaro]], [[Mexico]] at the age of 99.<ref name = Grimes>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/obituaries/diana-kennedy-dead.html|title = Diana Kennedy, Authority on Mexican Cooking, Dies at 99|last = Grimes|first = William|date = 24 July 2022|accessdate = 24 July 2022|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}