From the Book - First edition.
The old world: my earliers memories and my father's family
The new world: New York City and my mother's family
My childhood years: from Providence to Larchmont
Broadening horizons: from summer camp to summer abroad
Graduation, a taste of New York, and graduate school
New York, New York: stepping into the real world
Jerusalem: learning about living and the meaning of a meal
A short sojourn in Africa
Planting teh seeds for a writing career
Love, marriage, and a new beginning
Learning to be a food writer
A move to Washington: big changes, my first baby, and The Jewish Holiday Kitchen
My kitchen is my laboratory
A gastronomical awakening in Washington
A mentor for the two of us
Our life in Washington and on the road as a food writer
Motherhood and raising children
Leo Lerman and Gourmet Magazine
Moroccan food: a long love affair
My work writing for The New York Times
A trip to the Soviet Union
PBS' Jewish Cooking in American with Joan Nathan
Meeting some of the greats in the food world
Food culture USA: the Smithsonian recognizes American food
The power of food and generous chefs
My last travels with Allan
Summers on Martha's Vineyard
Mourning, the pandemic, and coming back to life.