Amanda Hesser: "The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century" (W. W. Norton & Co.)
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Amanda Hesser, center, talks about the future of food during a New York City event.
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Amanda Hesser, a food columnist for "The New York Times" discusses how she compiled the most noteworthy recipes published by the paper since it started covering food in the 1850s. The resulting "The Essential New York Times Cookbook" is a compendium of recipes from chefs, home cooks, and food writers that showcases the history of American cooking.
Guests
Amanda Hesser
food editor and writer at the New York Times.
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Are the guests familiar with the book "Bringing Home Nature" by Doug Tallamy? The author is an entomologist and makes the argument that where ever possible native plants should be used because native insects evolved with them. Insects can not always eat the exotics that are used in landscapes. We have lost more and more natural habitats. Insects provide the basis for the food web.
This book does an excellent job of explaining things to the lay person on how important this is to all of us.
Ann Knudsen, Arlington Texas KERA radio
How does one find recipes from specific venues, such as, The Stork Club?
I don't see it in the index.
Thanks.
Bob
Can you please give us the name of Amanda's blog/website again? thanks very much
-Judith Bienvenu
This Purple Plum Torte sounds exactly like something my Grandmother in Buffalo NY made!, mid - late 50's. Being a German family, she called a plum kuchen. It is a strong childhood memory and I can't wait to get the recipe. I am "the family keeper" of her treasured Potato Salad recipe, and now will make the Plum Torte/kuchen for my father as soon as I can!
I appreciate the fine distinction with which you refer to it as Translating the recipes, rather than Updating. I love and collect old cookbooks, and the special flavor of the writing. "Get a woman to peel the garlic" may indeed be sexist, but it should not be edited out!
Elaine , Rochester NY
Great subject, but I had to tune out. Amanda has a very bad habit of including "you know" in every sentence. At one point during the discussion she said it three times in less than 30 seconds!
Just got this book and love cooking from it! The oatmeal cookie recipe, which won an award in 1966, is great and the range of other recipes is amazing. Dating the recipes is very informative. I look forward to the recipes in the Times each week and love having many of the old ones accumulated in one easy to access book. Thanks for the good work!