Contents

 

Introduction: Eat. Write. Travel. Cook.

ONE: My Mother’s Kitchen Counter

TWO: Air-Dried Meat in the Glove Compartment

THREE: Montreal Bagels

FOUR: Heartache and Hard-Boiled Eggs

FIVE: Finding My Footing—and the Best Back Bacon

SIX: Coffee, Baguettes, and Borscht in the Culinary School Kitchen

SEVEN: Working the Line

EIGHT: Alone with Rotting Meat: The Vogue Years

NINE: Champagne on Arrival

TEN: A Walk Through the Food & Wine Classic Tasting Tents

ELEVEN: At the Judges’ Table

TWELVE: Confessions of a Food Judge

THIRTEEN: Wedding Pickles

FOURTEEN: Sugared Up on Just Desserts

Epilogue: Petits Fours

Recipes: My Life in One Day of Meals

 

Acknowledgments

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