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March 30, 2012

Salad for Dinner

By JEANNE KELLEY

Reviewed by Peter Lewis

A hearty helping of recipes that will have you excited to eat your leafy greens.

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December 12, 2011

All About Roasting: A New Approach to a Classic Art

By MOLLY STEVENS

Reviewed by Heller McAlpin

A savory guide to mastery of the oven.

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December 5, 2011

Bocca

By JACOB KENEDY

Reviewed by Heller McAlpin

A new vision of Italian cooking built on some extraordinary ingredients.

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November 28, 2011

The Apple Lover's Cookbook

By AMY TRAVERSO

Reviewed by Heller McAlpin

Delicious recipes paired with an in-depth guide to 59 apple varieties.

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November 1, 2011

An Everlasting Meal

By TAMAR ADLER

Reviewed by Peter Lewis

A book of gastronomic meditation that lingers over food the way guests linger at a good dinner party.

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March 17, 2011

The Sorcerer's Apprentices

By LISA ABEND

Reviewed by Peter Lewis

The world of the line cooks behind Ferran Adria's culinary wizardy.

Daybook

June 20: Today is World Refugee Day, as designated by the United Nations in 2001. According to the renowned sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, the modern refugee problem should not be attributed to wars and despots but to a civilization that…

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In the Margin

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Big Brother

This emotionally taut novel of family dynamics and the limits of sacrifice presents a woman on the verge of giving up everything -- including her marriage -- to help her impassive brother fight his obesity.

Note to Self

A newly fired 20-something becomes an assistant to a filmmaker chronicling people’s failed ambitions in Alina Simone's sharp meditation on internet addiction, celebrity worship, and digital narcissism.

The New York Review Abroad

This new collection of some of the best of overseas reportage includes articles from Joan Didion, Tim Judah and Susan Sontag, with topics ranging from impromptu theater in conflict-ridden Sarajevo to a gravediggers’ strike in Liverpool.