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Dorothy Grant

by Rachel Jagareski

This stunning monograph highlights “matriarch of Indigenous fashion” Dorothy Grant’s work, which blends traditional Pacific Northwest Indigenous designs and shapes with haute couture. The book accompanies a retrospective exhibition... Read More

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Brunch King

by Rachel Jagareski

Joey Maggiore’s energetic cookbook "Brunch King" features amplified portions and layers of dazzling flavors. Maggiore’s’ Hash Kitchen restaurant in Arizona serves up big, boozy drinks, decadent versions of brunch standards, and all... Read More

Book Review

Æbleskiver

by Rachel Jagareski

Even if you have never eaten æbleskiver, these little round Danish pancakes may be your new favorite food, thanks to Pim Pauline Overgaard’s tempting, gorgeous cookbook. These globular bites are usually served with butter and jam or... Read More

Book Review

You Gotta Eat

by Rachel Jagareski

Margaret Eby’s cheeky cookbook "You Gotta Eat" lays out fresh ideas for cranking out a pleasurable meal despite zero energy or desire to cook. From zhuzhing up bean salads to blending wilted produce into sauces and dips and whipping up... Read More

Book Review

The Hungry Ghost Bread Book

by Rachel Jagareski

Jonathan Stevens flavors his sourdough baking book with his unique phrases, wit, and a sprinkle of philosophy, as distinctive as the loaves made in his Northampton, Massachusetts, bakery, the Hungry Ghost. Noting that “bread is the... Read More

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Modern Creole

by Rachel Jagareski

Eric Cook shows off the bold flavors and spirit of multicultural New Orleans and his Gris-Gris and Saint John restaurants in the vibrant cookbook "Modern Creole". Cook grew up crabbing, hunting, and fishing in south Louisiana, developing... Read More

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Mushroom Gastronomy

by Rachel Jagareski

Fungi are the resplendent stars of Krista Towns’s cookbook "Mushroom Gastronomy", a treatise on an alluring variety of edible and medicinal mushrooms. Alongside beguiling food photographs and unusual recipes, the book includes... Read More

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