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food + cooking

Being Flexible

Recently I was handed a book called The Flexitarian Table.
06.28.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: Simple French Food

Part of my education was the discovery that simplicity can mean perfection or harmony in a dish rather than ease of preparation.
06.27.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: Cuisine of the Sun

Being born on the summer solstice has its advantages—the longest birthday day, for starters, and a predisposition for all things warm and sunny.
06.20.07
food + cooking

The Savory Side of Asparagus

What has really struck me this year is how happily asparagus pairs with umami, the savory “fifth flavor.”
06.13.07
food + cooking

Brand New World

Pop quiz: Your first child has arrived, 2 1/2 weeks early, after a blindingly short labor. Quick—what's for dinner?
06.13.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: An Invitation to Indian Cooking

An Invitation to Indian Cooking, published in 1973, invited and seduced me to delve into a cuisine I had never yet tasted.
06.13.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: Charleston Receipts

Unlike so many of the community cookbooks that are published today, Charleston Receipts reflects a real sense of place and time.
05.30.07
chefs + restaurants

Making a Pig for Oneself

Fergus Henderson, the beloved chef's chef and co-owner of London's St. John restaurant is publishing a follow-up to his cult hit Nose to Tail Eating.
05.24.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: Good Things

Grigson's tone is so encouraging that a timid cook might be curious to attempt a recipe in which spinach absorbs a pound of butter.
05.23.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: French Cooking in Ten Minutes

The first thing you must do when you get home, before you take off your coat, is to go to the kitchen and light the stove.
05.10.07
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