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Recommended Reading The Jews of Poland: Recollections and Recipes by Edouard de Pomiane Last week, Rebecca Miller wrote about Gluckel of Hameln. She has been sharing texts that shed light on the history of Jewish life in France, the setting of her new… Rebecca Miller May 23, 2013
Cookbook Perfect Flavors: Creative Easy-to-Prepare Recipes Inspired by My Family and Travels Naomi Nachman
Nonfiction From Scratch: Inside the Tumultuous Billion-Dollar World of the Food Network Allen Salkin
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The New Persian Kitchen Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJBC Network author Louisa Shafia returns with her latest cookbook, The New Persian Kitchen (Ten Speed Press). If this one is… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 25, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Book of Schmaltz Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterMichael Ruhlman’s The Book of Schmaltz: Love Song of a Forgotten Fat, which is currently available for iPads, will be published as an… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 9, 2013
Essay Precious Haroset Jessica Soffer’s debut novel, Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots, will be published on April 16th. Win a signed copy here. She will be blogging here for Jewish Book… Jessica Soffer March 25, 2013