New York Times Jewish Cookbook

From the food pages of The New York Times comes this authoritative, wide-ranging Jewish cookbook. Featuring nearly 800 well-tested recipes, this collection includes in-flu-ences from Northern Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. It celebrates the history, culture, culinary creativity, and enduring tradition of Jews around the world. Mimi Sheraton, food critic and cookbook author, provides introductions to the book as well as to each chapter. Editor Linda Amster organizes chapters to cover every course from appetizers to desserts. Delicious recipes include both tradi-tional favorites and more recent variations that update the classics with a contemporary twist. All recipes are kosher and include dishes from dozens of well-known writers and chefs such as Ms. Sheraton, Alain Ducasse, Joan Nathan, Claudia Roden, Daniel Boulud, and Wolfgang Puck.