# Kate Whiteman

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{{Short description|British food writer (1945–2009)}}
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|birth_name    = Katherine Eellenbogen
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|spouse        = [Peter Whiteman](/source/Peter_Whiteman)
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'''Katherine Whiteman''' (16 February 1945 – 4 January 2009) was a British food writer.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |title=Kate Whiteman: food writer and restaurant reviewer |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/italy/kate-whiteman-food-writer-and-restaurant-reviewer-h2lc790vltk |access-date=28 February 2021 |work=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |date=15 January 2009}}</ref>

==Early life==
She was born '''Katherine Ellenbogen''' in [Hampstead, London](/source/Hampstead%2C_London), England, he daughter of [Gershon Ellenbogen](/source/Gershon_Ellenbogen), a British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician, and his wife Eileen Alexander.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

==Career==
Whiteman edited books by the chefs [Michel Roux](/source/Michel_Roux), [Raymond Blanc](/source/Raymond_Blanc) and [Pierre Koffman](/source/Pierre_Koffman).<ref name="Times"/>

==Personal life==
She was married to the barrister [Peter Whiteman](/source/Peter_Whiteman) QC, and they had two daughters.

Whiteman died in a car accident in Argentina on 4 January 2009.

==Legacy==
The [Guild of Food Writers](/source/Guild_of_Food_Writers) created the ''Kate Whiteman Award for Work on Food and Travel'' in her honour. It has been awarded to [Michael Booth](/source/Michael_Booth_(writer)) and [Yotam Ottolenghi](/source/Yotam_Ottolenghi), among others.

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