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Don Lindgren Explores the Anatomy of a Cookbook

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by Barbara Rotger Like family bibles and favorite children’s books, cookbooks are often singled out in the home for special treatment. They are kept separately from other books, passed down from generation to generation, with each caretaker inscribing his or her own name within it. However, unlike other treasured volumes, users regularly mark these texts […]

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An Intense Week of Jewish Food Culture

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by Andrea Lubrano Alumna Andrea Lubrano describes her exploits during the week-long Tent: Food NYC, exploring Jewish food culture in New York City from October 19th through the 26th, 2014. New York City, a land made up of culinary diversity, was host to twenty remarkable individuals this past October during the first Tent: Food NYC, […]

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Don Lindgren Explores the Anatomy of a Cookbook

An Intense Week of Jewish Food Culture