Recipes are the currency by which generations of women define and distinguish themselves from other families. These sometimes-secret formulas, handed down from mother to daughter, are inscriptions of endearment, the personal stamp encrypted in each dish like DNA.
Whether for the holidays or to buy for yourself, these are the cookbooks the pros - chefs, bakers, butchers, cheesemongers - have found inspiring an...
Having received a vast assortment of gifts from Mars bars to a gummi Venus de Milo, I know what is good and not so good to get for your favorite foodie.
I wasn't a voracious eater as a kid, but I was a voracious reader. I read books and stories, but also read street signs, cereal boxes, magazines, bil...