Sharon K. Herbst (November 26, 1942[1] – January 26, 2007) was an American cookbook and culinary books author.

[2] She may have been best known for her fourth book, the culinary reference work, The Food Lover's Companion.

[3] She and her husband of 38 years, and the co-author of some of her books, Ron Herbst, had lived in Bodega Bay, California since 2003.

Herbst was also a food and travel journalist, who had appeared on television shows such as Good Morning America and Today.

She died at her Bodega Bay, California home, aged 64, following a three-and-a-half-year battle with ovarian cancer.