Florence Fabricant is a

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and

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. She has authored multiple cookbooks and has regularly contributed to ''

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'' since 1980. Fabricant lives in

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and

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Early life

Fabricant received her undergraduate degree from Smith College. She received an

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degree in French from

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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1962.

Career

In 1972, Fabricant began her journalistic career, writing for the "In Season" column for ''

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''. That same year, she began contributing to ''The New York Times''. She became a regular ''Times'' contributor in 1980. She holds a '' L'Ordre National du Mérite'' from the French government.

Volunteer work

Her works with The Society of

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helped raise money for cancer care, research, and treatment.

Books

In addition to contributing to the restaurant, metro, style and travel sections of the ''Times'', she has published eleven cookbooks: *''Wine with Food: Pairing Notes and Recipes from The New York Times'' *''Park Avenue Potluck'' *''Park Avenue Potluck Celebrations: Entertaining at Home with New York's Savviest Hostesses'' *''The New York Restaurant Cookbook'' *''The Great Potato Book'' *''Venetian Taste'' *''Florence Fabricant's Pleasures of the Table'' *''New Home Cooking'' *''The New York Times Dessert Cookbook'' *''The New York Times Seafood Cookbook'' *''Elizabeth Berry's Great Bean Book'' (with Elizabeth Berry) Patricia Fabricant, her daughter, designed five of her books.

References

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