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Upper West Side JCC Hosts Mario Batalli, Amanda Hesser for Food Talk

One of the first evens on the 2011 celebrity chef circuit will take place at the Upper West Side JCC when chef Mario Batali and cookbook author and former New York Times writer Amanda Hesser will be talking up their new cookbooks.
Check out Hesser’s web site, Food52, in which readers get to vote on recipes [...]

Cookbooks: Molly O’Neill’s One Big Table Surveys American Home Cooking

Lots of people dream about writing a cookbook. But it’s a huge undertaking, as Molly O’Neill, former New York Times Magazine food columnist and author of such classics as the New York Cookbook, told me the other day.
In fact, One Big Table—an expansive collection of stories and recipes from some of America’s best home cooks—took [...]

Joan Nathan talks about French Jewish Cooking Nov. 11

It’s not that long until Hanukkah. Are you trying to think of something to cook instead of those same old latkes? Maybe some inspiration from Joan Nathan, the high priestess (or high maven) of Jewish cooking in America, is in order.
Come hear Nathan talk about the Jewish cooking of France Nov. 11. She will share [...]

Learn About Immigrant Foodways at Ellis Island Event

Nov. 4 event at Ellis Island, dining in the Great Hall.

New Cookbook Featuring 30 Minute Pastas Debuts

For home cooks of a certain age, there was Julia Child for traditional French cuisine. And for preparing classic Italian dishes, there was Marcella Hazan, author of Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.
Carrying on the family business, Marcella’s son, Giuliano Hazan, a chef and teacher in his own right, has just issued his latest cookbook, Thirty [...]

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Upper West Side JCC Hosts Mario Batalli, Amanda Hesser for Food Talk

Cookbooks: Molly O’Neill’s One Big Table Surveys American Home Cooking

Joan Nathan talks about French Jewish Cooking Nov. 11

Learn About Immigrant Foodways at Ellis Island Event

New Cookbook Featuring 30 Minute Pastas Debuts

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