John Thorne

John Thorne is a culinary writer born in Quincy, Massachusetts who has written several best selling books on gastronomy. A graduate of Amherst College, he taught himself to cook frugally while living in New York City's Lower East Side. In 1983 he began self publishing a newsletter, "Simple Cooking", consisting of essays on food preparation and appreciation. Based upon its success Thorne has published five books, blending autobiography with food writing. He has been named the best American food writer by both Gourmet and Connoisseur magazines.

Bibliography

*"Simple Cooking" (1987)
*"Outlaw Cook" (1992) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
*"Serious Pig : An American Cook in Search of His Roots" (1996) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
*"Home Body" (1997)
*"Pot on the Fire : Further Confessions of a Renegade Cook" (2000) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
*"Mouth Wide Open" (2007) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
*(collected in) "American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes", ed. Molly O'Neill (Library of America, 2007) ISBN 1598530054

References

* [http://www.outlawcook.com/ Outlaw Cook homepage]