Linda West Eckhardt Biography
Linda West Eckhardt is a culinary author who has written 18 books, including The Only Texas Cookbook (1981), American Gumbo (1983), Bread In Half The Time (with Diana Butts, 1991), and Entertaining 101 (with Katherine West DeFoyd, 1997).
Linda West Eckhardt Age
Linda was born on 29 September 1939, in Dodge City, Kansas, United States of America. West is 84 years old as of September 2023.
Linda West Eckhardt Family- Education
She was born and raised in Hereford, Texas, However, West took a B.S. in foods and nutrition at the University of Texas.
Linda West Eckhardt Husband
She has not gone public with her relationship. However, It is not known whether she is married, engaged, divorced, or single. However, she has a child, Katherine West DeFoyd.
Linda West Eckhardt Career
She is a cookbook author who has written 18 volumes, including The Only Texas Cookbook (1981), American Gumbo (1983), Bread In Half The Time (with Diana Butts, 1991), and Entertaining 101 (with Katherine West DeFoyd, 1997). Her books have been nominated for James Beard and Julia Child honors. She was Texas Monthly’s first food editor (1973-). Everybody Eats News, The Online Newspaper that Monitors the Sustainable Food Movement http://www.everybodyeatsnews.com (2011-), and a contributor to today.com http://www.today.com.
While raising a family in Houston, West earned a B.S. in foods and nutrition from the University of Texas and published the “Dining In” column for Texas Monthly. She relocated to Menlo Park, California, in the early 1980s, where she earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from San Francisco State University, and then to Ashland, Oregon, where she began writing about cuisine, eating, and travel for The Oregonian. She relocated to Maplewood, New Jersey, in the late 1990s, where she has worked on numerous books alongside her daughter, Katherine West Defoyd. She works as an independent culinary and travel consultant.
Linda West Eckhardt Net Worth
West has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.
Linda West Eckhardt Books
The Only Texas Cookbook (in print since 1981)
American Gumbo (later released as Feed Your Family on $10 a day), 1983
The New West Cuisine, 1985
Guide to America’s Best Foods, 1987
Bread in Half the Time, 1991
Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine, 1993, second edition 2014
Entertaining 101, 1999
Stylish One Dish Dinners, 2001
Cakes in Half the Time, 2003
The Dog Ate It: Cooking for yourself and your four-legged friends, 2006
