Anne Byrn (

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) is an American cookbook author and the former food

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of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Anne Byrn graduated from the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

with a degree in journalism in 1978, and is a member of

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Women's Fraternity at the University of Georgia. She spent 15 years as the food editor of the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. Later, she studied cooking at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in

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. Byrn also received instruction from

Julia Child Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, '' ...

Marcella Hazan Marcella Hazan (née Polini; April 15, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was an Italian cooking writer whose books were published in English. Her cookbooks are credited with introducing the public in the United States and the United Kingdom to the ...

and other chefs. By 2013, Byrn had sold over 3.5 million copies of her cookbooks. Member of Alpha Omicron Pi Women's Fraternity at the University of Georgia.

Selected works

* ''The Cake Mix Doctor''. Workman, 1999, * ''The Dinner Doctor''. Workman, 2003, * ''Cupcakes!: From the Cake Mix Doctor''. Workman, 2005, * ''What Can I Bring? Cookbook (Cake Mix Doctor)''. Workman, 2007, * ''The Cake Mix Doctor Returns!: With 160 All-New Recipes''. Workman, 2009, * ''The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free''. Workman, 2010, * ''Anne Byrn Saves the Day! Cookbook: 125 Guaranteed-to-Please, Go-To Recipes to Rescue Any Occasion''. Workman, 2014, Purvis, Kathlee
Home cooking: You don’t have to start from scratch
''Charlotte Observer''. July 24, 2015

References

External links

Official Website

The Cake Mix Doctor

Anne Byrn on Instagram

Anne Byrn on Twitter
Living people American cookbook writers Women cookbook writers Year of birth missing (living people) Women food writers American women non-fiction writers 21st-century American women Gluten-free cookbook writers {{US-writer-stub