My first real foray into my summer reading binge was with Gabrielle Hamilton's memoir Blood, Bones and Butter. Hamilton's writing is so damned good I've found myself turning sentences over and over again, and again, and yet again.

Gabrielle Hamilton was asked to be on a panel at the Culinary Institute of America, titled "Where Are the Women?" It's the same panel hosted in virtually every industry where more than half of the top jobs are held by men.

Excerpt from "Blood, Bones & Butter" (Random House) by Gabrielle Hamilton, our latest HuffPost Book Club pick. Read the thoughts of HuffPost Wome...

We're nearing the end of our HuffPost Book Club reading of 'Blood, Bones and Butter," Gabrielle Hamilton's book about the coming of age of a reluctant...

It is with not only comfort, but the careful layering of Hamilton's identity, in mind that I chose this recipe for an egg and cheese sandwich. In it, you'll find many flavors I think(and hope) would resonate with Hamilton:

There's a great quote I read recently: 'The days are long, but the years are short.' To me, Gabrielle's Blood, Bones & Butter is the recollection of a woman who, in her youth, had to rush through both.

When we first announced that we'd be reading Gabrielle Hamilton's 'Blood, Bones and Butter' as our second HuffPost Book Club pick, we received a lot o...

It's hard not to be inspired to cook when reading Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood, Bones and Butter. The first 5 chapters of the book, conveniently and tidily wrapped up in the "Blood" section, establish Hamilton's most intimate roots.

Here are some lesser-known culinary terms from our Book Club pick "Blood, Bones & Butter" in the order that they appear in the book. Add any of your o...

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Make no bones about it — life in a restaurant is difficult work. The hours are long, the pay isn’t much, and the work is ultimately thankless. Or ...