Helen Jean Anderson (October 12, 1929 – January 24, 2023) was an American cookbook author and editor.
[2] She began her journalistic career at The Raleigh Times, after receiving her undergraduate degree, and started at Ladies' Home Journal as a graduate student.
[2] Anderson helped organize the James Beard Journalism Awards[3] and for two years, co-chaired that committee.
[1] An authority on Portugal, its food, wine, and folk art, Anderson traveled around that country for 40 years.
Anderson moved back to Chapel Hill in 2007, after spending much of her adult life in New York City.