Interview with Deborah Madison
We recently sat down with Deborah Madison, winner of too many IACP, Julia Child, and James Beard awards for her vegetarian cookbooks to list. She has just added a new one: Vegetable Literacy. This book uses a unique…
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An Interview with Clifford A. Wright
We recently had a chance to chat with Clifford A. Wright. Clifford, a specialist in Mediterranean cuisines, was a winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year and Beard Award for the Best Writing on Food for his 2000…
Aida Mollenkamp
For this month's author profile, we have a story from Aida Mollenkamp, a TV chef and former editor for chow.com, reminiscing about an accident that would shape her career of choice and the cookbook that inspired it. Her…
Tom Douglas
For this month's author profile, we have a glimpse into the three favorite cookbooks of an author currently more in the news for his baked goods: Tom Douglas, winner of the 2012 James Beard Award for Outstanding…
Two approaches to food writing: Memoirs and Cookbooks
We know that our members share our fondness for food writing - after all, many of us love to read cookbooks as much as cook from them. So we thought these two articles from Dianne Jacob's blog, Will Write for Food,…
Holly Herrick
For this month's author profile, we have some lovely insights into the writing and cooking life of Holly Herrick, author most recently of Tart Love. In her piece you'll find surprising answers to questions like "What's…
You can't make me like tofu
On his blog, Michael Ruhlman has a fun article titled, "Cooking with Tofu (Are You Serious?!). In it, he describes how a cookbook by Andrea Nguyen, Asian Tofu, converted him from an eater who disliked tofu due to its…
Jeanne Kelley
Jeanne Kelley With kitchen gardens and farmstands in full production, it's a good time to consider a green meal at any time of day. But everyone tires, at times, of a bowlful of leaves. Thankfully, we have salad books…
Adrienne Kane
After my recent run-ins with pie recipes that didn't work, it was a relief and a joy to work with Adrienne Kane's United States of Pie. As I read it, I found myself wondering where Kane found so many obscure and…
The family meal at "the best restaurant in the world"
We recently discovered a fascinating video made by Danish photographer and filmmaker Simon Ladefoged. He went behind the scenes to film the staff or "family" 5:00 meal at Noma, a Michelin two-star Copenhagen restaurant…
Michael Natkin
We visit with Michael Natkin, who left his job in software engineering to follow his passion for food and devote himself to an innovative vision of vegetarian cooking. He is the author of the immensely popular and…
Cree LeFavour
Cree LeFavour is the author of The New Steak and Poulet, she's run her own baking business and taught writing - so she knows a bit about recipes - creating them and following. In her "Cook Book" Alice B. Toklas admitted…