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The 10 Best Cookbooks of the Year (Which Would Also Make Great Gifts)

The 10 Best Cookbooks of the Year (Which Would Also Make Great Gifts)

Beautiful, Useful, and Informative!

By Bethanne Patrick | December 12, 2019

Sean Brock on the Ingenuity, Soul, and Care that Created 'Southern Cuisine'

Sean Brock on the Ingenuity, Soul, and Care that Created 'Southern Cuisine'

Why Comfort Food is Worth Taking Seriously

By Bethanne Patrick | December 4, 2019

The True Tales of a <br>Literary Bartender

The True Tales of a
Literary Bartender

Nick Petrulakis Builds Cocktails from Books

By Erika Mailman | December 3, 2019

A Day in the Life of a Food Critic: <br>Chef Tantrums Included

A Day in the Life of a Food Critic:
Chef Tantrums Included

Adam Platt on the Time Mario Batali Called Him “a Miserable Fuck”

By Adam Platt | November 13, 2019

What Was It Like to Bake the Royal Wedding Cake?

What Was It Like to Bake the Royal Wedding Cake?

Claire Ptak Talks to Bethanne Patrick About Her
Journey to Pastry Chef Stardom

By Bethanne Patrick | November 6, 2019

What Makes Good Comfort Food? Writers in Conversation

What Makes Good Comfort Food? Writers in Conversation

With Mira Jacob, Maile Meloy, Emily Raboteau, and Diana Abu-Jaber

By Natalie Eve Garrett | November 1, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

Cookbooks Are So Much More Than Recipes and Photographs

By Joshua Raff | November 1, 2019

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

By Paul Theroux | October 31, 2019

How Do We Preserve the Vanishing Foods of the Earth?

By Lenore Newman | October 15, 2019

Henrietta Lovell, the Tea Lady, Reveals Secrets of the Trade

Henrietta Lovell, the Tea Lady, Reveals Secrets of the Trade

Why You Should Expect the Unexpected When Drinking Really Good Tea

By Henrietta Lovell | October 10, 2019

The Bougie, Classist History of Eggs Benedict

The Bougie, Classist History of Eggs Benedict

Real Talk: "This was a rich dish devised for rich people."

By Rachel Wharton | October 9, 2019

What Americans Get Wrong About Pasta

What Americans Get Wrong About Pasta

In Conversation with Chef Evan Funke, Author of American Sfoglino

By Bethanne Patrick | October 8, 2019

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

Life in New York City on the Eve of History

By Tom Roston | September 13, 2019

A Working Night in the Life of a Poet-Turned-Sommelier

A Working Night in the Life of a Poet-Turned-Sommelier

Rosie Schaap Trails Restaurant Wine Director Amanda Smeltz

By Rosie Schaap | September 10, 2019

From Gutting Fish to Making Pastry, 12 of the Fall's Biggest Cookbooks

From Gutting Fish to Making Pastry, 12 of the Fall's Biggest Cookbooks

Sure, Food is Great, but Have You Tried Reading?

By Bethanne Patrick | September 4, 2019

The Quiet Renaissance of India's Community Cookbooks

The Quiet Renaissance of India's Community Cookbooks

A Plea For Regional Flavor Rises in the Era of Prepackaging

By Meher Mirza | August 14, 2019

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