named one of the 50 most influential women in food by Gourmet magazine, and had a cameo as herself in the film Julie & Julia. Hesser lives in Brooklyn Heights with her husband, Tad Friend, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and their two children. Bibliography BooksThe Cook and the Gardener (W. W. Norton & Company, 1999)Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover's Courtship, with Recipes (W. W. Norton & Company, 2004) [Collected Food Diary columns she wrote from 2000-2002]Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table, a Collection of Essays from the New York Times (W. W. Norton & Company, 2009) [Edited 26 previously published essays]The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century (W. W. Norton & Company, 2010)The Food52 Cookbook: 140 Winning Recipes from Exceptional Home Cooks (William Morrow Cookbooks, 2011)The Food52 Cookbook, Volume 2: Seasonal Recipes from Our Kitchens to Yours (William Morrow Cookbooks, 2012)Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook (Ten Speed Press, 2015)Food52 Vegan: 60 Vegetable-Driven Recipes for Any Kitchen (Ten Speed Press, 2015)Food52 Baking: 60 Sensational Treats You Can Pull Off in a Snap (Ten Speed Press, 2015)Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead (Ten Speed Press, 2016)Food52 Mighty Salads: 60 New Ways to Turn Salad into Dinner (Ten Speed Press, 2017)Food52 Ice Cream and Friends: 60 Recipes and Riffs for Sorbets, Sandwiches, No-Churn Ice Creams, and More (Ten Speed Press, 2017)Food52 Any Night Grilling: 60 Ways to Fire Up Dinner (and More) (Ten Speed Press, 2018)Food52 Genius Desserts: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Bake (Ten Speed Press, 2018) eBooks "Food 52 Holiday Recipes & Party Planning Guide: A cookbook, instruction manual, and entertaining battle plan" (Open Air Publishing, 2011) Anthologized worksWomen Who Eat (2003)Best Food Writing (2002, 2004)The Art of Eating (2004)Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant'' (2007) References External links 1972 births Living people American food writers Women food writers Women cookbook writers People from Brooklyn Heights American women chief executives American company founders American women company founders International Association of Culinary Professionals award winners 21st-century American women