Richard Olney
He was one of the first food writers to introduce the beauty of simple French country cooking to American readers with more than 35 books on food and wine. Born in Marathon, Iowa, Olney attended the University of Iowa before studying painting at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. He moved to France in 1951 at the age of 24, where he led a life of simple elegance surrounded by olive trees. Olney died August 3, 1999, at 71, at his home, following a two year fight with Lyme disease.
Articles about Richard
- See his Wikipedia Page Here
- Richard Olney, 71, a Writer Of the Joys of French Cooking Dies at Home
- Richard Olney: the quiet American who found his soul in Provence
Books written by Richard Olney
- Simple French Food 40th Anniversary Edition
The French Menu Cookbook: The Food and Wine of France–
- Season by Delicious Season–in Beautifully Composed Menus for American Dining and Entertaining by an American Living in Paris…
- Lulu’s Provençal table
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