Julee Rosso
# Julee Rosso

Julee Rosso is an American cook and food writer. In 1977 she and Sheila Lukins opened and ran a gourmet food shop in New York City called The Silver Palate. In the 1980s they wrote The Silver Palate Cookbook, The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook, and others. A 25th Anniversary update of the Silver Palate Cookbook was published in 2007.

"She changed the way America eats." - New York Newsday

## Early life

Julee Rosso graduated from Michigan State University where she was a member of the Beta Beta chapter of Alpha Phi. Julee was the owner of the Wickwood Inn in Saugatuck, Michigan from 1991 to 2021.

## Books

### with Sheila Lukins

* The Silver Palate Cookbook, 1979
* The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook, 1984 (Winner, James Beard award "Entertaining" in 1986)
* The New Basics Cookbook, 1989
* Silver Palate Desserts', 1995

### By Julee Rosso

* Great Good Food, 1993
* Fresh Start, 1996
* Fresh Start for Meat & Fish , 1997
* Fresh Start for Vegetables, 1997
* Fresh Start for Grains & Pasta, 1997
* Fresh Start for Poultry, 1997
* Fresh Start for Soup, 1997
* Fresh Start for Fruit
* Fresh Start - Special Markets, 1996
* Fresh Start : Low fat Food and Menus Day to Day
