Gilbert Stanley Marks (May 30, 1952 – December 5, 2014) was an American food writer and historian noted for his reference and cookbooks on the subject of
Jewish food. He was the founding editor of Kosher Gourmet magazine.[1] He moved to Israel and became a citizen in 2012 and died of lung cancer on December 5, 2014, at the hospice at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.[2]
Marks was also among the international team of contributors to Meals in Science and Practice: Interdisciplinary Research and Business Applications (Woodhead Publishing, 2009).
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food earned Marks a place on the
Forward 50 for 2010, a list of fifty
American Jews "who have made a significant impact on the Jewish story in the past year", in the newly created "Food contributors" category.[9] The book was also nominated for the 2011
James Beard Foundation Award for "Reference and Scholarship"[10] and was recognized by Library Journal as the best reference book of 2010 in the Food category.[11]
^Spiro, Amy (June 21, 2011).
"Upmarket Kosher". The Jewish Week. Archived from
the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
^Jennifer Goldberg (December 17, 2004).
"Recipes transcend time". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. 57 (16). Archived from
the original on March 4, 2012.