John Thorne
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John Thorne is a culinary writer born in Quincy, Massachusetts who has written several best selling books on gastronomy. A college dropout, he taught himself to cook frugally while living in New York City's Lower East Side. In 1983 he began self publishing a newsletter, "Simple Cooking", consisting of essays on food preparation and appreciation. Based upon its success Thorne has published four books, blending autobiography with food writing. He has been named the best American food writer by both Gourmet and Connoisseur magazines.
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- Simple Cooking (1987)
- Outlaw Cook (1992) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
- Serious Pig : An American Cook in Search of His Roots (1996) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
- Home Body (1997)
- Pot on the Fire : Further Confessions of a Renegade Cook (2000) (with Matt Lewis Thorne)
- Mouth Wide Open (2007) (with Matt Lewis Thorne) (Forthcoming)
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