Naomi Duguid
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Naomi Duguid is a Canadian
food writer
, best known for her cookbooks co-written with her husband Jeffrey Alford
.
Duguid went on to attend Queen's University
in Kingston, Ontario
and proceeded through law school. After travelling around the world Naomi met Jeffrey Alford in Tibet
in 1985 and the two were soon married.
She quit her job as a lawyer and went into writing cookbooks in 1995. She has jointly put out five books with her husband on world cooking. All five books have gone on to be major successes and have won Cookbook of the Year from the James Beard Foundation
in 1996 and 2001 as well as Cuisine Canada Cookbook Award in 1999 and 2004.
Alford and Duguid have two sons together, and lived in Toronto, Canada until they parted company in 2009. Naomi Duguid continues to live in Toronto, and Jeffrey Alford now makes his home in Thailand.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
food writer
Food writing
Food writing is writing that focuses on the topic of food, both widely and narrowly defined.-Definition:Food writer Mark Kurlansky gives the scope of food writing when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relationship with nature, about the climate, about...
, best known for her cookbooks co-written with her husband Jeffrey Alford
Jeffrey Alford
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 and graduated from high school there in 1972. He earned a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Wyoming. He left...
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Duguid went on to attend Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
and proceeded through law school. After travelling around the world Naomi met Jeffrey Alford in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
in 1985 and the two were soon married.
She quit her job as a lawyer and went into writing cookbooks in 1995. She has jointly put out five books with her husband on world cooking. All five books have gone on to be major successes and have won Cookbook of the Year from the James Beard Foundation
James Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and...
in 1996 and 2001 as well as Cuisine Canada Cookbook Award in 1999 and 2004.
Alford and Duguid have two sons together, and lived in Toronto, Canada until they parted company in 2009. Naomi Duguid continues to live in Toronto, and Jeffrey Alford now makes his home in Thailand.
Books
- Flatbreads and Flavors: A Culinary Atlas (ISBN 0-688-11411-3, 1995)
- Home Baking: Sweet and Savory Traditions from Around the World (ISBN 1-57965-174-7, 2003)
- Hot Sour Salty Sweet (ISBN 1-57965-114-3, 2000)
- Seductions of Rice (ISBN 1-57965-234-4, 1998)
- 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)