Judith Choate has written dozens of cookbooks, many award-winning, and has been a co-author on books written with some of the best chefs in America, such as David Burke, Charlie Palmer, and Jacques Torres. She wrote Fundamentals of Classic French Cooking for The French Culinary Institute, which was winner of the 2008 James Beard Foundation award for best professional cookbook. Her own book, An American Family Cooks, is a favorite of many foodies.