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| Sheila Lukins. Photo: Parade |
Lukins wrote the cookbook in the early 1980s after running a shop called the Silver Palate on New York's Upper West Side with colleague Julee Rosso. Its recipes -- including olive-infused chicken Marbella -- became mainstays of the '80s kitchen.
Lukins had been diagnosed with brain cancer only three months ago, her daughter told the New York Times.
Workman Publishing, the publisher of "The Silver Palate," expressed the company's sadness on its Twitter page Monday morning. "We lost dear friend and culinary pioneer Sheila Lukins."
Lukins opened the Silver Palate shop with Russo after running a catering company called "The Other Woman" from her apartment.
"The Silver Palate" sold more than 2.5 million copies since its debut in 1982. Lukins had spent the last 23 years working as a food columnist for Parade magazine writing the column "Simply Delicious."
"The whole idea is to make people feel very comfortable preparing a meal," Lukins once said, according to Parade. "The best compliment I ever get is that cooking from these recipes is just like having a friend helping you in the kitchen."
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[Via Parade, New York Times]
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