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Latest: June 10, 2013

Cooked

A Natural History of Transformation

Reviewed: Michael Pollan’s newest book explores home cooking.

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Latest: May 28, 2013

Pretty Good Number One

An American Family Eats Tokyo

Where tea comes many ways.

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Bottomfeeder

How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood

by Taras Grescoe

A Platter of Figs

And Other Recipes

by David Tanis

Beyond the Great Wall

Recipes and Travels in the Other China

by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Fruitless Fall

The Collapse of the Honeybee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis

by Rowan Jacobsen

Hip Kosher

175 Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Today’s Kosher Cooks

by Ronnie Fein

Hungry Monkey

A Food-Loving Father’s Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater

by Matthew Amster-Burton

Oranges

by John McPhee

Modern Spice

Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen

by Monica Bhide

All New Square Foot Gardening

Grow More in Less Space

by Mel Bartholomew

Pure Dessert

by Alice Medrich

Eating Korean

From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from My Home

by Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

Renewing America’s Food Traditions

Saving and Savoring the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods

by Gary Paul Nabhan

Ambitious Brew

The Story of American Beer

by Maureen Ogle

Laura Werlin’s Cheese Essentials

An Insider’s Guide to Buying and Serving Cheese

by Laura Werlin

A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen

Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends

by Jack Bishop

Japanese Cooking

A Simple Art

by Shizuo Tsuji
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The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook

Local, Sustainable, Delicious Recipes from America’s Great Chefs

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