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Beautiful bivalves of France
A trip to the Marché des Capucins – the urban farmers market known as "the Belly of Bordeaux" – turned up some delightful discoveries. A couple can be…
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Our new Featured Five
These engaging, food-focused Substacks each offer something very special.
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CWB Cookbook Club's July special
You're invited to test-drive a complimentary copy of my new French e-cookbook.
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Postcard from Lacanau
Take me to a modest French supermarché – and not just for food.
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May 2025

Julia and moi
My 1997 phone interview with Julia Child magically resurfaced. Plus: a side order of Julia's recipe for Tomatoes à la Provençale.
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Worst cookbook mistake ever?
Enrique Olvera's 'Sunny Days, Taco Nights' badly botches the most basic and important component of the dish: the tortilla. Plus: Vegans are people, too.
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Vegan triumverate
The Greenest Gazpacho, Carottes Râpées Ribbon-Style and Way Better Three-Bean Salad are here to be your best friends this spring-into-summer and beyond.
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Join us at CWB Cookbook Club
'Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom' is our title for May; tomorrow's meeting wraps up 'An Invitation to Indian Cooking.'
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The recipe 'fair use' no one's discussing
Cookbook critics can reproduce recipes with impunity.
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Gorgeous, buzzy Persian dessert that's fun to make
A rose-water cream roll that's having a modern Iranian moment can land on your table tonight.
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April 2025

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