Tag Archives: Cookbooks

Word from the Road

I’m writing this post from Salt Lake City, Utah, where I’m speaking at a week-long children’s writing conference (WIFYR). It has been wonderful so far, and this is among my very favorite conferences because of the amazing faculty and writers … Continue reading

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Thinking Outside the Recipe

This will be a brief post, since I’m currently vacationing in Portland, OR (a great food town, with many food trailers, just like Austin, TX, where I was a few weeks ago). This is where I’m sitting right now, in … Continue reading

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The Cookbook Crazies

Lately, I have been reading cookbooks like crazy while I wait for the second printing of MODERNIST CUISINE to be finished in China, lovingly ferried across the oceans, and in my grubby little hands already. I understand that patience is … Continue reading

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Ferran Adrià at the 92nd Street Y

Last night, I had the immense pleasure of going to see Ferran Adrià speak at the 92nd Street Y. He was on stage with Lisa Abend, author of THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, about the stagiaires of elBulli (which I will have … Continue reading

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