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Pasties by Any Other Name
The Cornish pasty—not what you might think, but a thick pastry shell with a beef and vegetable filling—was created for Cornish tin miners.
12.01.06
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- pastry,
- meat,
- books
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Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India by Madhur Jaffrey
Although the years weren't easy ones—uncertainty and trauma ruled as India went through partition—Madhur Jaffrey evocatively captures the details of a magical childhood.
December 2006
- Keywords
- jane daniels lear,
- india,
- books,
- culinary culture
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Au Pied de Cochon: The Album
As Anthony Bourdain rightly observes in his introduction to Martin Picard’s new book, Au Pied de Cochon: The Album, Picard is an original, one of those “few, bold adventurers” who actually transcends hype and faddism....
December 2006
- Keywords
- a.j. kinik,
- culinary culture,
- montreal,
- meat,
- books
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Recipe for the Good Life
For kitchen philosopher Angelo Pellegrini, the riches of the Pacific Northwest were the American Dream on a dinner plate.
July 2004
- Keywords
- margy rochlin,
- italian,
- culinary culture,
- slow food,
- books
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Carving Out Community
More than mere holiday how-tos, these books reconnect us with the true purpose of the “holy days.”
November 2003
- Keywords
- anne mendelson,
- winter holidays,
- christmas,
- hanukkah,
- thanksgiving
magazine
Automat for the People
The saga of Horn & Hardart—a story that says as much about America as it does about the legendary chain—is told in a new book by Lorraine B. Diehl and Marianne Hardart.
October 2002
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- lorraine b. diehl,
- marianne hardart,
- books,
- restaurants,
- culinary culture
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A New Look at London
It's Europe's great boomtown. But, as John Powers knows, the same river runs through it.
November 2001
- Keywords
- john powers,
- london,
- europe,
- books,
- restaurants
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Dandelion Wine
Half a century ago, Ray Bradbury wrote about the golden elixir of his childhood. That story continues to travel around the world.
June 1953
- Keywords
- ray bradbury,
- wine,
- books
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Kitchen Cowboy
He swaggers and swears, and the public wants more. But Anthony Bourdain is more than just the food world’s favorite outlaw.
August 2001
- Keywords
- anthony bourdain,
- joe dolce,
- travel,
- ingredients,
- books
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With Passion and Affect
In her stories, Laurie Colwin made the plainest domestic circumstances sparkle with wit and joy. Anna Quindlen takes us into her world.
August 2001
- Keywords
- anna quindlen,
- laurie colwin,
- books,
- cookbooks,
- new york