Julee Rosso is an American cookbook author best known for her collaboration with Sheila Lukins on the famous cookbook "The Silver Palate Cookbook," which was first published in 1982. This book played a significant role in introducing Americans to a wider range of ingredients and gourmet cooking at home during the 1980s and has sold millions of copies. Rosso, with Lukins, helped to own and operate The Silver Palate, a gourmet takeout store in New York City, which became highly successful. Their partnership produced several other cookbooks as well, contributing to changing the cooking habits of many American home cooks by making sophisticated cuisine accessible.