Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a two-volume French cookbook written by Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, both of France, and Julia Child of the United States. The book was written for the American market and published by Knopf in 1961 (Volume 1) and 1970 (Volume 2). The success of Volume 1 resulted in Julia Child being given her own television show, "The French Chef", one of the first cooking programs on American television. Historian David Strauss argues that the publication of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking", "did more than any other event in the last half century to reshape the gourmet dining scene."
Melissa Clark
Clark has written more than 40 cookbooks, including "Braise: A Journey Through International Cuisine" (2007), with Daniel Boulud, "East of Paris" with David Bouley, "The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern" with Claudia Fleming, the former pastry chef at Gramercy Tavern in New York, and "Cook This Now" (2011), which focuses on seasonal cooking. Clark's cookbook "Dinner: Changing the Game", coauthored with "New York Times" food editor Sam Sifton, won an award in 2018 from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.