Epi-Log @ Epicurious tells us that retro cookbooks are back. Actually, they are just telling you. I already knew it. How did I know it? Because I have sustained minor injuries the last three times I wandered into the cookbook section of my favorite used bookstore. A normally robust section, teeming with titles and shelves [...]

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yes, yes – the Friday Food News Peruse is late. Mea culpa. I promise that as soon as I return from my Sunday brunch, I shall peruse more news than you could shake a stick at. In the meantime, I’ve had cookbooks on my mind the past couple of weeks – after spending a considerable [...]

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Epicurious caught my eye with one of the oldest headline tricks in the book today. The old “top items list” stratagem. This time it was Top 20 Essential Wine Books. I don’t even care particularly about wine and I felt compelled to look. Sure, it might be my love of all things bibliocentric but it’s [...]

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