The Essential New York Times Cookbook
Classic Recipes for a New Century
Book Summary
The newspaper's food columnist presents a compendium of more than 1,000 of the best recipes from the past 150 years of food journalism, including classics like Plum Torte, David Eyre's Pancake and Pamela Sherrid's Summer Pasta to modern-day fava bean salad.
Awards and Recognition
James Beard Award (2011)
Genres:
This book is about:
- Cookbooks,
- Cooking,
- United States
NPR stories about The Essential New York Times Cookbook
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