Lucy Grace Allen (1867 – May 10, 1966) was an American cookery teacher and author.
Biography Allen studied and then taught at Miss Farmer's School of Cookery (founded by Fannie Farmer) in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1915, together with Minnie S. Turner, Allen co-founded the Boston School of Cookery at 48a Gloucester Street,A Handbook of American Private Schools (1916), p. 382. becoming the new school's director."The Boston School of Cookery" Boston Evening Transcript, August 28, 1915.
In 1926, she was described as having lived her whole life in New England."Six Traditional New England Dishes", Lyon County Reporter, May 5, 1926.
An excerpt from her influential Table Service (first edition 1915), once described as "a clear, concise and yet comprehensive exposition of the waitress' duties",American Cookery, Volume 34, Issue 2 (1929), p. 161. was printed in the anthropological anthology Rules and Meanings (1973).
Allen died in Lakeville on May 10, 1966, at the age of 98.
Books Table Service. 1915. Choice Recipes for Clever Cooks. 1924. A Book of hors d'oeuvres. 1925. Choice Candy Recipes. 1930. Modern Menus and Recipes. 1935.
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