Books by Joan Nathan and Complete Book Reviews
Joan Nathan, Author . Knopf $35 (447p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4034-6
What makes a particular dish or technique uniquely American? Nathan, perhaps best known for Jewish Cooking in America
, and the author of seven additional cookbooks, eschews the notion that agribusiness and fast food have commandeered the American...
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Joan Nathan, Author Knopf Publishing Group $40 (448p) ISBN 978-0-679-45107-5
Modern Israel is one of the world's great culinary melting pots, and Nathan (author of the highly successful PBS series and cookbook Jewish Cooking in America) does it justice in this exceptional and comprehensive examination of its diverse cultural
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Joan Nathan, Author Schocken Books Inc $29.95 (544p) ISBN 978-0-8052-4217-1
Twenty-five years ago, Nathan published The Jewish Holiday Kitchen, a landmark work that juxtaposed recipes with oral histories. Although she acknowledges that the past quarter century has brought some changes to Jewish cooking--e.g., Kosher...
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Joan Nathan, Author Alfred A. Knopf $35 (463p) ISBN 978-0-394-58405-8
You don't have to be Jewish to like the latest entry in the Knopf Cooks American series. You don't even have to like Jewish cooking. A food-lover's guide to Jewish American history and culture, it dishes up not just recipes but appetizing anecdotes,
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Joan Nathan. Knopf, $35 (416p) ISBN 978-0-385-35114-0
In this, one of her best books to date, Nathan, a James Beard Award–winning author and authority on Jewish food, explores the origins and evolution of Jewish cuisine around the world. Nathan's comprehensive yet condensed history begins with King...
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