Vintage Recipes: Old Chestnuts
January 19, 2016 12:21 pm 2 CommentsThe September 1984 issue of Gourmet is quite a surprise. In just a dozen pages, you can find recipes for... Read More
Author Archives for Ruth Reichl
Vintage Recipes: Forbidden Food
January 18, 2016 12:18 pm 1 CommentBefore I understood that eating shark’s fin threatened the animal’s survival, I ate the famously subtle Cantonese delicacy (they’re prized... Read More
Found Menus: Adria, Arzak, Butron at Picholine in 2003
December 30, 2015 10:31 am Leave your thoughtsA Pudding for the Holiday Season
December 28, 2015 10:00 am 9 CommentsPersimmons are in season. Briefly. I was just leafing through a 1978 issue of Gourmet, and came across an enchanting... Read More
One Classy Capon
October 24, 2015 10:27 am Leave your thoughtsWhen I first picked up this issue, I was convinced a jolt of light went dancing across the image. I... Read More