Edition: U.S. / Global
The 11.1.15 Issue
Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for The New York Times.
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Table of Contents
The Food Issue

The Archive of Eating

One 84-year-old librarian has spent more than half her life building a comprehensive database of cookbooks throughout history.

The Food Issue

Edna Lewis and the Black Roots of American Cooking

The chef and author made the case for black Southern cooking as the foundation of our national cuisine. Does she get the credit she deserves?

The Food Issue

Betty Crocker’s Absurd, Gorgeous Atomic-Age Creations

The iconic brand’s midcentury recipes evoke the era’s peculiar optimism, encased in gelatin and smothered in mayonnaise.

The Food Issue

Bread Is Broken

Industrial production destroyed both the taste and the nutritional value of wheat. One scientist believes he can undo the damage.


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