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Jeremy Jackson’s The Cornbread Book

Christine Doiron penned this review. “Lookit, I’m tired of being bullied by those self-absorbed biscuit aficionados, and I don’t care what the Pan-American Pancake Association says: cornbread, and only cornbead, is the American bread.” In spite of the best efforts … Continue reading

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Anthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour

“How about this?” I suggested to my editor. “I travel around the world, doing whatever I want. I stay in fine hotels and I stay in hovels. I eat scary, exotic, wonderful food, doing cool stuff like I’ve seen in … Continue reading

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Andrew F. Smith’s The Tomato in America

The tomato is one of the most popular “vegetables” in America, where thousands of tons of them are consumed every year. They’re similarly popular around the world. They’re also the subject of a small mountain of folklore. And like all … Continue reading

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