Paula Wolfert | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (1959) |
| Subject | Cooking |
| Spouse | William Bayer |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Eleanor Perry (mother-in-law) |
Paula Wolfert (born 1938) is an American author of nine books on cooking and the winner of numerous cookbook awards including what is arguably the top honor given in the food world: The James Beard Foundation Medal For Lifetime Achievement. A specialist in Mediterranean food, she has written extensively on Moroccan cuisine including two books, one of them (The Food of Morocco) a 2012 James Beard Award winner. She also wrote The Cooking of South-West France, and books about the cuisine of the Eastern Mediterranean, slow Mediterranean cooking and Mediterranean clay pot cooking.