Kate Heyhoe

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Katherine Evelyn Heyhoe (born April 9, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) is an American editor and author. She currently lives in the Hill Country of Central Texas.

In 1994, Kate Heyhoe co-founded the electronic Gourmet Guide (aka The eGG), one the first websites dedicated to food and cooking. In 1995 she developed food sites for America Online and in 1996 launched The Global Gourmet website at www.globalgourmet.com. The electronic Gourmet Guide merged into the Global Gourmet in 1998. She is currently Executive Editor of The Global Gourmet and writes a monthly food column about culinary topics.

A graduate of the University of Texas, she pursued her Master's Degree at the School of Radio, Film, and Television. She has been a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) since 1994.

[edit] Books

Heyhoe has authored seven books:

Great Bar Food at Home Nominated for a 2008 James Beard Foundation Book Award in the "Entertaining" Category. (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)

The Stubbs Bar-B-Q Cookbook (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)

A World Atlas of Food (McGraw-Hill, 2006)

Macho Nachos: 50 Toppings, Salsas, and Spreads for Irresistible Snacks and Light Meals (Clarkson Potter, 2003)

Harvesting the Dream: The Rags-to-Riches Tale of the Sutter Home Winery (with Stanley Hock, John Wiley & Sons, 2003)

A Chicken in Every Pot: Global Recipes for the World's Most Popular Bird (Capital Books, 2003)

Cooking with Kids for Dummies (IDG Books, 1999)

Kate Heyhoe's next book is New Green Basics: Greener Ways to Cook, Shop, and Clean, to be published by Da Capo Books (Perseus Books Group) in January 2009.