Shirley O. Corriher (born February 23, 1935) is an American
biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...
and author of ''CookWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking'', winner of a
James Beard
James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 23, 1985) was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, ...
Foundation award, and ''BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking.'' ''CookWise'' shows how scientific insights can be applied to traditional cooking, while ''BakeWise'' applies the same idea to baking. Some compare Corriher's approach to that of
Harold McGee
Harold James McGee (born October 3, 1951) is an American author who writes about the chemistry and history of food science and cooking. He is best known for his seminal book '' On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen'' first pu ...
(whom Corriher thanks as her "intellectual hero" in the "My Gratitude and Thanks" section of ''Cookwise'') and
Alton Brown
Alton Crawford Brown Jr. (born July 30, 1962) is an American television personality, food show presenter, chef, author, voice actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show ''Good Eats'' that ran for ...
. She has made a number of appearances as a food consultant on Brown's show ''
Good Eats
''Good Eats'' is an American television cooking show, created and hosted by Alton Brown, which aired in North America on Food Network and later Cooking Channel. Likened to television science educators Mr. Wizard and Bill Nye, Brown explores the ...
'' and has released a DVD, ''Shirley O. Corriher's Kitchen Secrets Revealed''.
Personal life
After graduating from
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
in 1959, she and her husband opened a boys' school in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, where she was responsible for cooking three meals a day for 30 boys. By 1970 the school had grown to 140 students. That same year she divorced her husband and left the school; she took up cooking to support herself and her three children.
Corriher lives with her current husband, Arch, in Atlanta.
Books
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See also
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Harold McGee
Harold James McGee (born October 3, 1951) is an American author who writes about the chemistry and history of food science and cooking. He is best known for his seminal book '' On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen'' first pu ...
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Alton Brown
Alton Crawford Brown Jr. (born July 30, 1962) is an American television personality, food show presenter, chef, author, voice actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show ''Good Eats'' that ran for ...
References
External links
Newsletter of the Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition Division of the Special Libraries Association Vol 32 No 1, August 2000 PDF which contains ''Corriher's Compendium of Ingredient and Cooking Problems - An expanded collection of typical problems in different food areas''
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1935 births
American women biochemists
American food writers
Women food writers
Women cookbook writers
Living people
Molecular gastronomy
Vanderbilt University alumni
Writers from Atlanta
James Beard Foundation Award winners