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Richard Olney

Born

in Marathon, Iowa, The United States

April 12, 1927

Died

August 03, 1999

Genre

Cooking, Food & Wine

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Richard Olney was an American painter, cook, food writer, editor, and memoirist, best known for known for his books of French country cooking.

Olney lived in a house above the village of Solliès-Toucas in Provence, France, for most of his adult life, where he wrote many classic and influential cookbooks of French country cooking. He had first moved to France in 1951, to Paris, where he was close friends with (and painted many of) the American and English bohemian expatriate set, including James Baldwin, filmmaker Kenneth Anger, painter John Craxton, poet John Ashbery, and composer Ned Rorem.

He was also friends with Elizabeth David.

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Richard Olney’s books

Average rating: 4.13 · 829 ratings · 52 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	Simple French Food by Richard Olney, James Beard (Foreword), Patricia Wells (Introduction) 4.20 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 1974 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The French Menu Cookbook by Richard Olney, Paul Bertolli (Introduction) 4.12 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1970 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from the Domaine Tempier Vineyard by Richard Olney, Alice Waters (Foreword), John Thorne (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.10 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1994 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Provence: The Beautiful Cookbook by Richard Olney, Jacques Gantie, Michael Freeman 4.01 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	REFLEXIONS 3.68 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eggs and Cheese: The Good Cook by Richard Olney, Time-Life Books 4.32 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1980 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romanee Conti: The World's Most Fabled Wine 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Vineyard Lunches 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard Olney's French Wine and Food: A Wine Lover's Cookbook 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yquem by Richard Olney, Pierre Rival, Christian Sarramon (Photographer) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars