John Becker, great-grandson of Irma Rombauer, grew up surrounded by the natural splendor of the Pacific Northwest. Spending his childhood between Portland, Oregon and the Becker family home in Cincinnati, John learned to appreciate a range of approaches to cooking. Influenced by his father Ethan’s improvisational style, and his mother’s love of international foods and spices, John has an insatiable curiosity when it comes to food and cooking. After earning an English degree, he helped publish 17 collections of literary essays before dedicating himself to the family business and updating JOY for a new generation. John currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Megan.

Books by John Becker

Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated

by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, and Megan Scott - Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction

In the nearly 90 years since Irma S. Rombauer self-published the first 3,000 copies of JOY OF COOKING in 1931, it has become the kitchen bible, with more than 20 million copies in print. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded by Irma’s great-grandson, John Becker, and his wife, Megan Scott. John and Megan developed more than 600 new recipes for this edition, tested and tweaked thousands of classic recipes, and updated every section of every chapter to reflect the latest ingredients and techniques available to today’s home cooks.