Every Friday Evening, at 10pm ET, the BB hosts a chat related to books, or the book business. I'm sure I missed a few on this one.
Titles from the CookBook Chat, Friday 2/11/00
General Authors/Cookbooks
The James Beard Cookbook
Jacques Pepin
Vincent and Mary Price
Tupperware Cookbooks
Justin Wilson
Medieval Cookbooks
Of the new Medieval cookbooks, Lorna J. Sass is the most famous author
The ones by Madelieine Pelner Cosman (Fabulous Feasts and Medieval Holidays and Festivals) may be the best researched. The latter was nominated for a Pultizer and the National Book Award
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