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On 'Turtle Island,' Indigenous Food Is Not the Past—It’s the Future
Chef Sean Sherman discusses reclaiming Native foodways, dismantling colonial borders, and why his latest cookbook looks forward rather than back.
bread
Bake 'Baby Bread' as a Celebration of Life and Death
‘Pan Y Dulce’ is Bryan Ford's love letter to Latin American baking traditions.
food
Gloriously Gruesome Confections for Halloween–and the Rest of the Year
A new cookbook offers recipes that are both wholesome and horrifying.
food
‘Second Generation’ Makes Recipes That Survived World War Sparkle
In his Hungarian-Jewish cookbook, chef Jeremy Salamon of Agi's Counter digs into his family heritage and uses dill like glitter.
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What Researchers Learned From the World’s Oldest Cookbook
Now, you can view—and cook from—these nearly 4,000-year-old ancient Babylonian recipe tablets.
immigration
A Cookbook That Celebrates Indian American Ingenuity
When life gives you Bisquick, make gulab jamun.
food
Medieval Chefs Would Have Liked Dessert Hummus
Recipes in Arabic cookbooks included everything from rose hips to cinnamon.
food
In Taiwan, Vegetarian Meat Isn't Trying to Fool You
Vegan chef George Lee’s new cookbook explores the potential of plant-based foods.
pasta
Cream. Clams. Why Carbonara Once Looked Very Different
In his debut cookbook, Dan Pashman busts pasta myths alongside delicious, unorthodox recipes.
bookstores
The Revolution Begins in the Cookbook Store
Paige Lipari, founder of Archestratus, is changing the world one potluck at a time.
food
Our Favorite Cookbook Stories of 2023
Make some room on your bookshelf.
food
The Fantastical Feasts of England's First Celebrity Chef
Pastry warships, frogs hopping out of pies, and other spectacles devised by Robert May.
cookbooks
The Joy of Third-Culture Cooking
Chef Jon Kung wants you to make spaghetti with lion's head meatballs.
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How Cults and Religious Groups Forever Changed American Food
In ‘Holy Food,’ Christina Ward examines how our belief systems end up on the plate.
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‘Made in Taiwan’ Is a Love Letter to the Island Nation
Clarissa Wei’s debut cookbook celebrates centuries of Taiwanese culture and foodways.
rice
This Cookbook Explores Why ‘Rice Is Culture’
Chef JJ Johnson takes readers on a global culinary tour.
food
This Book Created Italian Food as We Know It
In the early days of unified Italy, Pellegrino Artusi helped forge a national cuisine.
food
The Woman Preserving the Endangered Cuisine of Indian Jews
Esther David traveled from the spice port of Cochin to the mountains of Mizoram to record this culinary culture.
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