Archive - Cooks Without Borders

World's most refreshing drink?

This Cherry-Lime-Black Pepper Shrub captures in a bottle the happiest part of summer.

Jul 5 •

June 2025

French kitchen kiss

Complimentary galleys of my new French cookbook for CWB Cookbook Club members! Here's how to join and get your copy.

Jun 30 •

Three tangy, herbal no-cook dishes to thrill you all summer

A nước chấm-happy tomato salad, Turkish cucumber-yogurt soup and hearts-of-palm aguachile will help you chill.

Jun 29 •

Oh, glorious solo dinner

Why (and how) eating alone can be a pleasure. With a bonus guest post from one of my favorite essayists.

Jun 21 •

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…

Jun 14 •

Our new Featured Five

These engaging, food-focused Substacks each offer something very special.

Jun 10 •

CWB Cookbook Club's July special

You're invited to test-drive a complimentary copy of my new French e-cookbook.

Jun 6 •

Postcard from Lacanau

Take me to a modest French supermarché – and not just for food.

Jun 6 •

May 2025

My 1997 phone interview with Julia Child magically resurfaced. Plus: a side order of Julia's recipe for Tomatoes à la Provençale.

May 30 •

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.

May 24 •

Vegan triumvirate

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.

May 17 •

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.'

May 13 •

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