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Junior's Cheesecake Cookbook: 50 To-die-for Recipes for New York-style Cheesecake
Rightly famed for its classic American Diner food and bakery (and the location of Carrie and Big’s wedding reception in the first Sex and the City…
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Founding Members: New Benefit
Good morning! From May 2023, I am offering all founding subscribers the opportunity to receive a tailored list of recommendations for books about food…
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Pie Plant + Pie
Yesterday afternoon at the allotment: Our russet apple trees have been freshly underplanted with sweet woodruff, English bluebells, Monarda and…
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In Search of Secondhand Cookbooks: Suffolk
A secondhand book finds you; you don’t go looking for it.
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Easter Egg
I have always gobbled down my Easter egg: I still do. This year’s — albeit modest in size — egg didn’t even make it downstairs. I ate the whole thing in…
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A review of Mayumu: Filipino-American Desserts Remixed by Abi Balingit
The first in a series of stand-alone new cookbook reviews
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Of Cabbages & Kimchi
An interview with James Read, author of a new and multi-faceted book about fermentation
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Polish inspiration (especially for people who aren't Polish!)
My recipe column about Żurek, some recommendations for Polish cookbooks, and what to look out for in your local Eastern European shop.
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Louisiana Rambles by Ian McNulty: Thumbnail #6
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MILK: An Intimate History of Breastfeeding: Thumbnail #5
Another in my series of mini profiles of food-related books, both new and old.
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La Crise Du Foie (cw: weight, weight loss, eating patterns)
Just before Christmas, I snacked on homemade smoked mackerel pate on toast. I chased this down with too many Bendick mints and that night experien…
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Christmas Leftovers: yes, it's yet another recipe for a sandwich
A print-only recipe of mine from back in the day. First published in the Bury Free Press (and editions) Christmas section, December 2018
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Tales From Topographic Kitchens
Tales From Topographic Kitchens
A place to celebrate food writing and cookbooks. Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Award for best online food writing 2020. Written by Fortnum & Mason's Cookery Writer of the Year 2022.
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