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July 20, 2009

With excitement building around the August 7 release of Julie & Julia, legendary Knopf editor Judith Jones and director Nora Ephron talk about the influence Mastering the Art of French Cooking had on them. And if these two can't convince you to try making Julia Child's boeuf bourguignon, no one can. If modern cookbooks are more your speed, you'll want to check out the story on how Food & Wine picks its "best of the best" cookbooks every year. Elsewhere in the newsletter, there are photos from two NYC cookbook events last week, an ode to Jewish delis, and my take on the sour cream ice cream recipe from Momofuku. Please subscribe to Cooking the Books (it's free!) here.—Lynn Andriani, Senior Editor

Mastering the Art of French Cooking Reaches Young Readers Again

• Mastering the Art of French Cooking Reaches Young Readers Again
  In 1960, editor Judith Jones couldn't have known how much Mastering the Art of French Cooking would impact young cooks. Yet Nora Ephron, who moved to New York in 1962, says at the time, the cookbook was “standard equipment for an apartment: a couch and a copy of Julia’s cookbook.” Now, Julie & Julia has the chance to make MtA a must-have once more. more » » » 
• Food & Wine Picks the 25 Best Cookbooks—Out of 24,000
  How does Food & Wine pick the 25 best cookbooks out of tens of thousands? Senior editor Kate Heddings explains what goes into the year-long process that culminates with Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes. Relax: there are no blindfolds involved. Instead, the editors look for interesting, uncomplicated and accessible recipes. Here's how to catch their eye. more » » » 
• Cooking the Books with Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel
  Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel pictured their novel-slash-cookbook, The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship, as a beautifully designed paperback, color throughout, incorporating recipes and other illustrations with narrative text. Traditional publishers bucked at their vision, so the two Brooklynites decided to publish it themselves, and founded Polhemus Press. more » » » 

• Short Order: July 20
  Summer in the city means casual lunches at Landmarc (for Suzan Colon's Cherries in Winter, a November memoir from Doubleday) and cocktail parties in hidden Tribeca courtyards (for Barbara Lynch's Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition, a Houghton November release). There's also news from Kyle Books, as well as the presentation of the Gourmand Awards in Paris. more » » » 
• Review: Save the Deli
  Just a few chapters in to this collection of deli portraits, you’ll find yourself hungry for hot pastrami sandwiches, matzo ball soup, maybe even ready to try some gribenes (chicken skin fried in chicken fat). Freelance writer Sax has found some truly outstanding delis, and interviews deli owners, meat cutters, and customers, digging deep into local histories wherever he visits. more » » » 

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