Jeffrey Alford
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Jeffrey Alford is an American-born Canadian food writer, best known for cookbooks co-written with his then wife Naomi Duguid.
He was born in Laramie, Wyoming [1] and graduated from high school there in 1972. He earned a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Wyoming. [2]
He left Wyoming to live in Ireland and travel the world. He met his former wife Naomi on a bike trip in Tibet in 1985. They had two sons, and lived in Toronto, Canada.
In 2009, both went their way, and Alford went to live in a small village in Northern Thailand [3].
[edit] Books
- Flatbreads and Flavors: A Culinary Atlas (ISBN 0-688-11411-3, 1995)
- Seductions of Rice (ISBN 1-57965-234-4, 1998)
- Hot Sour Salty Sweet (ISBN 1-57965-114-3, 2000)
- Home Baking: Sweet and Savory Traditions from Around the World (ISBN 1-57965-174-7, 2003)
- Mangoes and Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent (ISBN 1-57965-252-2, 2005)
- Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China (ISBN 1-57965-301-4, 2008)
[edit] Further reading
- Kramer, Jane (24 November 2008). "Profiles: The Hungry Travellers". The New Yorker 84 (38): 100–106.
