Recommended by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Elisabeth is just starting on substack but she's a fine writer, with a thoughtful understanding of why we eat what we eat and how we do that, and a luminous presence in the International food world.
I turn to Andrea Nguyen whenever I have questions about Asian cuisines--and I have a LOT of questions. She has not failed me yet.
José Andrés is a truth-teller. Even about gardening. Here's an example: " Some things were pretty humbling, like learning that not everything is better from your garden. It’s true, even mine! It’s hard to grow a tomato better than a farmer who has dedicated her life to it." That's so right!
The best and most generous writing about French food & culture from an American cook who has spent decades, cooking, gardening, marketing, teaching & writing in the great Southwest of the country.
Yes, there are lots of fun recipes and good ideas for many different salads, but I recommend this above all for Emily Nunn's astute, funny, and immensely literate take on life (including cooking and eating which is what life is really all about).
