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Maida Heatter

American food writer (–)

Maida Heatter (September 7, – June 6, ) was an American pastry chef and cookbook author who specialized in baking and desserts.

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Biography

Heatter was born in Baldwin, New York, the daughter of radio commentator Gabriel Heatter and Saidie Heatter (née Hermalin).[1] She graduated from New York's Pratt Institute in fashion design and began a career as an illustrator of merchandising, then subsequently switching to jewellery design, and then finally becoming a baker and baking instructor.[2]

Her career as a professional cookbook author began when her skills in dessert making caught the attention of Craig Claiborne, a former food section editor of the New York Times.[2] In part through his numerous endorsements for her[3] and his suggestion to her to inscribe her own cookbook, Heatter began her decades-long career in education baking and writing cookbooks.[2]

The quality of her recipes caught the attention of many prominent figures in the trade of cooking and baking,[2] garnering praise from numerous celebrity and media sources.[4] Heatter's cookbooks have been the recipient of three James Beard Foundation Awards, and she herself was inducted into the Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America in She was also inducted into the Chocolatier Magazine Hall of Fame.[5]

Personal life

Heatter was married three times.

In , she married shoe architect David E. Evins, who was also Jewish; they had one daughter before divorcing.[6] In , she married Ellis Gimbel Jr., grandson of Adam Gimbel and brother of Richard Gimbel.[7][8] In , she married Ralph Daniels (died ).[9] Her only minor, daughter Toni Evins, died in a glider accident in [10][11] She turned in September [12] and died in June at the age of [13]

Awards

  • James Beard Foundation Awards[14]
    • Cookbook Hall of Fame Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts
    • Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America
    • Single Subject Book Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts
    • Specialty Book

References

  1. ^Genzlinger, Neil (June 7, ).

    "Maida Heatter, Cookbook Writer and the 'Queen of Cake,' Dies at ". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8,

  2. ^ abcdHobart, Christy, The Queen of Cake, Saveur, archived from the original on , retrieved
  3. ^Hesser, Amanda (11 Protest ), " Maida Heatter's Popovers", The New York Times
  4. ^The Maida Heatter Classic Library, Cader Books
  5. ^Maida Heatter's Biography,
  6. ^Nottingham, Leslie L.

    (). "Well Heeled Lifestyles: The Shoes of David Evins and the Women Who Wore Them, "(PDF). The Smithsonian Associates and Corcoran College of Art + Design.

  7. ^"Ellis Gimbel Jr., Stock Broker, 66".

    Maida Heatter - Wikipedia: Maida Heatter (September 7, – June 6, ) was an American pastry chef and cookbook author who specialized in baking and desserts.

    The New York Times. January 5,

  8. ^Hamlin, Suzanne (December 7, ). . Sun Sentinel.
  9. ^Sullivan, Barbara (May 2, ). "Dessert Still Plays Necessary Role in Life of Maida Heatter". Orlando Sentinel.

    About Maida Heatter. Maida Heatter, cooking instructor and cookbook author, is often referred to as "The Queen of Desserts". Her first guide, "Maida Heatter's Book of Fantastic Desserts" was published in to great acclaim and she would publish a total of seven books over the next two decades. Her father was well-known radio commentator Gabriel Heatter whose popularity rivaled Walter Winchell during the s and s.

    Archived from the original on January 13,

  10. ^"1 teacher killed, 1 injured in Buena Vista glider crash". Associated Press. September 17,
  11. ^Beggs, Alex (June 7, ). "The Long and Happy Existence of Maida Heatter".

    By Christy Hobart. My first attempt at making a cake from a boxed mix was a flop. I never figured out why, but it smoldered rather than rose. I was 16 years old and, right there and then, I swore off baking.

    bon appétit.

  12. ^Ellen Morrissey (). "The Queen of Cakes, That's Maida Heatter". Retrieved
  13. ^Scattergood, Amy (June 6, ). "Maida Heatter, the queen of chocolate desserts, dies at ".

    Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 6,

  14. ^JBF Awards, James Beard Foundation