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Life from Scratch: a memoir of food, family, and forgiveness

March 4, 2015

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It’s often said that fact is stranger than fiction but as I’m a big fiction reader I don’t often test that theory. All that changed when I read Life From Scratch by Sasha Martin. Martin is well-known ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, food, memoir, recipes

In Search of the Perfect Loaf

December 17, 2014

search of the perfect loaf

  Carbs have fallen in and out of favor throughout the years but never with me. Bread is one of my favorite food groups and always will be! Samuel Fromartz feels the same way and documents his love ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: bread-making, cookbook, recipes, Viking

Jessica Soffer: Interview AND Recipes

April 20, 2013

Jessica Soffer

Earlier this week I reviewed Jessica Soffer's debut novel, Tomorrow There will be Apricots. The power and grace of this novel have now pushed me to a point of superstition because she is the fifth ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: authors, interview, recipes, writing

Hubert Keller’s Souvenirs: Stories & Recipes from My Life

November 2, 2012

Hubert Keller Souvenirs

For Chantal and me the restaurant business is a passion and will always be a passion. There is always something new to work on. I like a challenge, to see if I can pull it off, even when it’s an area ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: cookbook, memoir, recipes

The Gluten-Free Table

October 15, 2012

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Imagine that your father is a well-loved chef known throughout the world but you can’t eat his food. This was the dilemma faced by Jilly and Jessie Lagasse when both realized, after years of illness ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: cookbook, cooking, gluten-intolerant, Grand Central Publishing, recipes

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