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...this week's story, which was supervised by Senior Editor Martha Duffy, Sheraton received help from some willing gourmets. San Francisco Bureau Chief William Blaylock, who reported on the California culinary renaissance, had come there straight from that mecca of world-class cuisine, Paris. Says Blaylock: "My appreciation for simpler, 'reborn' American food emerged unhesitatingly, in large part because of my three years of wading through classic cassoulets, terrines and flaming crêpes...
...superficial qualities and not enough on intelligence." The sisters from Fairfield, Conn., are honors English majors and have no small ambitions about using their heads. "We'd like to run our own magazine," says Patty. "All we need is a Daddy Warbucks." But which twin will be the editor and which the publisher...
...still sets off discussion when experts try to define it. Child says, "There have been entire symposiums trying to define American cuisine. As far as I'm concerned, it is American food, cooked in America by Americans with American ingredients." The broadest view is expressed by Jan Weimer, food editor of Bon Appétit, a cooking magazine whose circulation has jumped from 300,000 in 1975 to its present 1.3 million. Says she: "The term means any food cooked in America today." Weimer explains the nationwide surge in gastronomic interest this way: "The '50s represented a low point in American...
...late James Beard, an early champion of American food, said, "It doesn't matter if it's regional, Momma or Aunt Hattie. If it's good, it's worth saving." But he warned that the conserving must be done with expertise. Many hope that New York Times Food Editor Craig Claiborne is equally correct with his prediction: "I don't think we're going back to plain old pot roast. We're not going back to Jell-O That's ridiculous...
...Books The Complete Review www.complete-review.com This well-organized, easy-to-search compendium of book reviews-last we checked, there were 1,430 titles covered-includes editor's picks and bestseller lists by year. The site links to (and vets) dozens of literary weblogs, from Bookninja to Mobylives to its own Literary Saloon. The Review Index lets you search for books by author or title, genre or nationality; you can read the site's own review or click to read reviews published elsewhere...