Becky Libourel Diamond

Becky Libourel Diamond has had a varied career combining writing and research. Her latest book, The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook, bridges the past and present, bringing back sugar plums and other confections not typically found in modern cookbooks, while revisiting some beloved favorites. Her third book, The Gilded Age Cookbook, melds Gilded Age details and entertaining stories of celebrities from the era with historic menus and recipes updated for modern kitchens. She is also the author of The Thousand Dollar Dinner, the unique story of a nineteenth century “Top Chef”-style competition between Philadelphia restauranteur James Parkinson and the Delmonico family of New York and Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of America’s Cooking School, a successful nineteenth century pasty chef who also ran an innovative cooking school for young woman - a Philadelphia first.