The Observer's Best Cookbooks Ever List
Earlier this month, the British newspaper The Observer published a Euro-centric list of the 50 best cookbooks of all time. Unsurprisingly, the list generated lots of debate. It also got another British paper, The Guardian, thinking about some of the worst cookbooks of all time. Actually, the list has more narrative nonfiction food titles on it than actual cookbooks, but still... ouch! Ruth Reichl, Julia Child, look out.
Buying Cookbooks in the Name of Charity
On August 22, the Culinary Historians of Southern California held its annual used cookbooks sale at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. Food lovers arrived early for the best selection of vintage and recent cookbooks, all at incredible prices. Proceeds from the sale went toward the Historians, a non-profit organization that supports the culinary collections at the Los Angeles Public Library.
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