This weekend two culinary icons celebrated birthdays. Julia Child would have been 103 years old; Karl Fazer, age 149. Karl who, you say? Ask a Finn!
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Italy, Part 5: Sicily
Feudo Principi di Butera is an estate that once belonged to royal families, even Sicily’s first prince. It is indeed still a noble place, and my favorite.
Italy Part 3: Masseria Altemura
Our trip to Zonin’s estate Masseria Altemura was to celebrate their inauguration. It was a grand party in every way!
Cooking in Mississippi
After many years of living in New York City, my youngest daughter has become a Southerner! Guess I need to learn some good Mississippi cooking!
Sugar Cookies from Iowa, 1949
Some of the best cookie makers are from Iowa. I know because I grew up with one of them.
Ben Kinmont Bookseller
Ben Kinmont is considered the leading rare book dealer in the United States specializing in books about food, wine, health, and the history of taste.
Mexico The Cookbook
Mexico The Cookbook is Margarita Carrillo Arronte’s definitive book on authentic Mexican food and insight into the country’s culinary history.
Kitchen Witch
There is nothing like a cookbook-only store and I am determined to visit all of them . First on my list is Kitchen Witch in New Orleans.
