A food writer, librarian and historian, Becky Libourel Diamond has had a varied career combining writing and research. Her latest book, The Gilded Age Cookbook, was published by Globe Pequot in August 2023.  Now available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org, Globe Pequot, Hudson Booksellers and Walmart.

Her previous book, The Thousand Dollar Dinner, tells the unique story of a nineteenth century “Top Chef”-style competition between Philadelphia restauranteur James Parkinson and the Delmonico family of New York. The result was a luxurious seventeen course feast that helped launch fine restaurant dining in America as we know it today. She is also the author of Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of America’s Cooking School, a successful nineteenth century pastry chef who also ran an innovative cooking school for young women - a Philadelphia first. 

Her fourth book, The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America’s Golden Era, launches in September 2025 and is now available for preorder! She is currently working on a history of the City Tavern restaurant, to be published by Westholme in the summer of 2026. 

If you'd like to book Becky for a speaking engagement, research project, food demonstration, book club discussion or other type of event, you can reach her via email: beckyldiamond@yahoo.com.

Fees negotiable depending on location, type of event, etc.

Becky is represented by Linda Konner Literary Agency