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The Lord is My Chef
Fall on your knees, and hear the angel voices, for here are three cookbooks that give new meaning to the term “kitchen bible.”
11.25.08
- Keywords
- ferran adria,
- el bulli,
- grant achatz,
- alinea,
- heston blumenthal
magazine
Politics of the Plate: Greens of Wrath
We all want safe spinach. But the measures now being adopted may destroy the land without solving the problem.
November 2008
food + cooking
Why Does America Hate Ratatouille?
Made from some of the season’s best produce, the dish should be a summer staple—but our national aversion to it runs deep.
08.27.08
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- best of gourmet,
- laura shapiro,
- french,
- thomas keller
travel + culture
My Cherry Amour
For a novelist whose appetite is intertwined with her imagination, Paris looms large as a place of fact, fiction, and self-discovery.
07.29.08
- Keywords
- paris,
- city guide,
- best of gourmet,
- monique truong,
- culinary culture
travel + culture
Benedictions
When a handsome man inspires a uniquely Parisian sort of hunger, a college girl sets out to satisfy it in a way only this city can.
07.29.08
- Keywords
- paris,
- city guide,
- best of gourmet,
- aleksandra crapanzano,
- restaurants
food politics
Campaign Cookies
Candidates’ wives are high-level political operatives without a lot of free time. So why do we expect them to don aprons and bake?
07.22.08
- Keywords
- food policy,
- culinary culture,
- cookies,
- laura shapiro,
- best of gourmet
travel + culture
Letter from the Editor: The Last Time I Saw Paris ...
For one rainy week this spring, our editor in chief discovered that you can live stunningly well in Paris on very little money. Here’s how.
01.11.08
- Keywords
- city guide,
- paris,
- best of gourmet,
- restaurants,
- ruth reichl
magazine
Chasing Perfection
Hey, it’s just an omelet. How hard can it be? Well, depending on what you’re looking for, it can be super-easy or almost unattainable.
March 2008
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- cooking + technique,
- omelet,
- best of gourmet,
- kitchen
magazine
What is Southern?
We're delighted to share this previously unpublished essay by the late Edna Lewis—one of America's most resonant and evocative food writers.
January 2008
- Keywords
- southern u.s.,
- edna lewis,
- best of gourmet,
- culinary culture
magazine
He’ll Take El Alto
With its casual Mangu joints and brunch-serving newcomers, this Manhattan hood has everything a homesick Dominican could want.
September 2007
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- latino,
- junot diaz,
- best of gourmet,
- new york
