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Collards And Canoodling: How Helen Gurley Brown Promoted Premarital Cooking

Helen Gurley Brown in her office at <em>Cosmopolitan</em> magazine in the 1960s .The legendary editor, subject of two new biographies, knew sex sells – and food brings in ad money. She cannily combined them with features like &quot;After Bed, What? (a light snack for an encore).&quot; (Getty Images)
Helen Gurley Brown in her office at Cosmopolitan magazine in the 1960s .The legendary editor, subject of two new biographies, knew sex sells – and food brings in ad money. She cannily combined them with features like "After Bed, What? (a light snack for an encore)." (Getty Images)

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