Women\u2019s History Month is underway, and while it\u2019s always a welcome, 31-day-long reminder for us to reflect upon remarkable women\u2014it just feels so stuffy and perfunctory, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n
So, to celebrate this month Food52-style, we\u2019re rebranding it \u201cWomen Are Amazing Month.\u201d Throughout March, we\u2019ll be profiling incredible, talented women working in two of our favorite fields: food and design. To kick things off, we\u2019d like to point you to the stories of these world-changing women<\/a>. Then, go back in time with us as we celebrate so many of the female colleagues, contributors, and creators who have made our cooking (and our lives) immeasurably better over the years.<\/p>\n A living baking legend who popularized the chocolate truffle in America, Alice<\/a> has authored and contributed to over a dozen award-winning cookbooks<\/a>, and shared countless baking tips and recipes with us.<\/p>\n Try this variation on her famous one-bowl chocolate cake:<\/p>\n Allison<\/a> joined Food52 in its early days in 2012, and is still the backbone of our test kitchen. She makes every recipe shine, including this killer black-bean burger (her own).<\/p>\n We would not be compiling this list were it not for Amanda Hesser<\/a>! Beyond launching this now-famous food site and curated shop from her Brooklyn kitchen, Amanda continuously inspires us to go beyond the expected. Writes former editor Kelly Vaughan<\/a> (who now develops recipes at the TODAY Show), \u201c[She] taught me that food and writing are at their best when they\u2019re not perfect\u2014when you acknowledge that mistakes are as much a part of cooking as they are life. You loosen your apron ties, maybe accidentally drop a pie crust on the floor, get messy over and over again, and have fun with it\u2014that\u2019s the best kind of relationship a home cook (or writer) can have with their craft.\u201d<\/p>\n Try her very fun, not at all fussy fish tacos:<\/p>\n Anna<\/a> makes our recipes look picture perfect for every photoshoot at Food52. Lately she\u2019s begun developing more of her own recipes, like these Earl Grey-scented buns:<\/p>\n Brinda<\/a> started at Food52 editing our cookbooks, then rose up to become director of all of our content. She ushered Food52 through the pandemic and edited some of the site\u2019s most beloved columns, like Table for One<\/a>.<\/p>\n Carolina<\/a>, who hails from Transylvania, creates playful, unique recipes that manage to be approachable, too. Who can say no to her \u00c9clair Cake?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A features writer, editor, and recipe developer for Food52, Coral<\/a> also led our podcast program and created Play Me a Recipe<\/a><\/em> and Counterjam<\/a>,<\/em> to name a few. She contributed invaluable home-cook how-tos and the thoughtful series, The ABCs of Good Food<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cristina<\/a>, an early community member and longtime contributor, came up with 30 spectacular recipes for our ice cream book<\/a>. You can find her new work at GD Kitchen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another queen of baking, Dorie<\/a> has graced us with dozens of her foolproof recipes. (We could all use her World Peace Cookies<\/a> right now). We\u2019ve also done a couple of YouTube series together including Dinner with Dorie<\/a><\/em> and Dorie All Day<\/a><\/em>. Dorie has written countless cookbooks, a few of which have become classics, including Baking with Julia<\/a><\/em> and Dorie\u2019s Cookies<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Equal parts comedic and scientific, the Absolute Best Tests<\/a> series was Ella’s<\/a> brainchild. From boxed cake to butter, she painstakingly, hilariously uncovered the best way to make just about everything.<\/p>\nAlice Medrich, First Lady of Chocolate<\/h3>\n
Allison Bruns Buford, Food52 Test Kitchen Manager<\/h3>\n
Amanda Hesser, founder of Food52<\/h3>\n
Anna Billingskog, Senior Food Stylist<\/h3>\n
Brinda Ayer, former Director of Content<\/h3>\n
Carolina Gelen, former Food52 Resident<\/h3>\n
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Coral Lee, former Food52 podcast producer<\/h3>\n
Cristina Sciarra, recipe developer for Ice Cream and Friends<\/em>
\n<\/h3>\nDorie Greenspan, baker extraordinaire<\/h3>\n
Ella Quittner, creator of Absolute Best Tests<\/h3>\n