who suffered from a variety of health problems in his later years, died at age 79 at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York. No cause of death was given. In his will, he bequeathed his estate to The Culinary Institute of America, located in Hyde Park, New York. BibliographyThe New York Times Cookbook (1961) Harper & RowThe New York Times Menu Cook Book (1966) Harper & Row The New York Times International Cookbook (1971) Harper & Row Craig Claiborne's Favorites from The New York Times Vol. 1 (1975) Times Books Craig Claiborne's Favorites from the New York Times Vol. 2 (1976) Times Books Craig Claiborne's Favorites from the New York Times Vol. 3 (1977) Times Books Craig Claiborne's Favorites from the New York Times Vol. 4 (1978) Random House Trade Cooking with Herbs and Spices (1977) Bantam Books Veal Cookery (1978) (with Pierre Franey) Harper-Collins Classic French Cooking (1978) Time-Life Foods of the World Craig Claiborne's The New New York Times Cookbook (1980) with Pierre Franey, New York Times Books, A Feast Made for Laughter (1982) autobiography, Doubleday The Master Cooking Course (1982) (with Pierre Franey), Putnam Pub. Group Cooking with Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey (1985) Ballantine Books Craig Claiborne's Memorable Meals Menus, Memories and Recipes from over Twenty Years of Entertaining (1985) E P Dutton Craig Claiborne's The New York Times Food Encyclopedia (1985) Crown Books Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet (1985) (with Pierre Franey), Ballantine Books Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking (1987) New York Times Books Elements of Etiquette: A Guide to Table Manners in an Imperfect World (1992) William Morrow & Co The Chinese Cookbook (1992) (with Virginia Lee) Craig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer (1993) Random House The Best of Craig Claiborne: 1,000 Recipes from His New York Times Food Columns and Four of His Classic Cookbooks (1999) Times Books (story on $4000 meal is anthologized in) American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes, ed. Molly O'Neill (Library of America, 2007) Quotes "Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love." "I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words." (A Feast for Laughter, p. 150) See also List of American print journalists List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people List of people from Mississippi List of people from New York City References External links