Mark Bittman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Profound and beautiful ... an exploration of the marriage of two of the world's most distinctive cultures and culinary cultures: African-Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora.

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A great book and sort of a recognition that once you start thinking about food in a bigger way and really know what you’re doing in the kitchen, ideas come easily. It’s a book of 20 charts, each with a formula for how to make something simple — salads, vegetables, soups, pastas...

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Best noir of the year, even if it was written in 1947.

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The highest quality murder mystery imaginable. Brilliant.

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In this week's podcast, Marcia Chatelain and I talk about her book -- on why McDonald's is a key battlefield in the fight for social justice in "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America." https://t.co/pUD7cHP3id

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An alt-Marxist analysis of how and why the twentieth century (or, to be clear, from 1870 on) has been the most important era in human history.

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I had a great deal of trouble with this, because I read it in Italian, and I’m like a five-year-old in that language... the English edition is out in February, so we can all read it together.

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It’s a different kind of book – there are photos, and anecdotes, and arguments, and it’s personal, and it’s global … he’s a fine and original writer, and the book is worthy of his talents.

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HTCEK will empower kids and give them the confidence to navigate the kitchen. As you’d imagine, it’s all customizable – because kids have their preferences, as we all do – and has recipes for every skill level.

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Nasim Alikhani studied law in college in Iran & casually cooked for her classmates; her dream, to be a judge. But after the new regime took over she left for the US & in 2018, at the age of 59, opened @Sofreh_Brooklyn. A layered life, a fantastic woman. https://t.co/klQ7MQb9r8 https://t.co/vPtG1Osi5O