Thelma Pressman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Thelma Pressman

Cookbook writer

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1921

Date of Death: 10-Aug-2010

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Thelma Pressman (10 April 1921 – 10 August 2010, Rancho Mirage, California) was a pioneering microwave cooking consultant, product development consultant, and cookbook author.
In 1969 she opened the first microwave cooking school in the United States.
She was the author of several microwave cookbooks and was a regular columnist for Bon Appétit magazine from 1978 to 1982.
After her retirement to the Palm Springs area, she was a founder of the Palm Springs chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier International and led restaurant tours throughout the Coachella Valley.
She was often called "the Julia Child of microwave cooking".