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Laura Shapiro

Laura Shapiro is the author ofSomething From the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America.

Articles By Laura Shapiro

Stirring the Pot

Adam Gopnik’s guide to gastronomy as a life force.

Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at 6:59 AM

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Guess What's Coming for Dinner?

Community cookbooks reveal the uniqueness of American cuisine.

Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at 7:10 AM

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Shirley Jackson's Wifely Witchcraft

Take a house, add a homemaker, and, presto, she conjured up horror.

Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at 10:45 AM

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Gourmet's Legacy

The magazine is closing, but we'll always have the Gourmet cookbook.

Laura Shapiro | RECYCLED | Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at 3:26 PM

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Down-Home-Cooking Nation

Did you know the Federal Writers Project funded foodies?

Laura Shapiro | FOOD | Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at 7:01 AM

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Helen Gurley Brown's Sexy Mistake

She was obsessed with the wrong revolution.

Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 6:50 AM

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Emily Post's Secret

How a disastrous marriage drove her to etiquette.

Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at 6:30 AM

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The Myth of the 30-Minute Meal

Gordon Ramsay says he can make you a more efficient cook. Don't believe him.

Laura Shapiro | FOOD | Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 7:13 AM

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Greer Tames the Shrew

A feminist icon rescues the Shakespeares' marriage.

Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Monday, March 31, 2008, at 7:11 AM

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Winter Books

What Slate is reading this winter.

Paul Berman, June Thomas, Stephen Burt, Tyler Cowen, Amanda Fortini, Melinda Henneberger, Christine Kenneally, Megan Marshall, Troy Patterson, Jess Row, Amanda Schaffer, and Laura Shapiro | BOOKS | Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at 7:29 AM

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Laura Shapiro

Adam Gopnik’s guide to gastronomy as a life force.

Community cookbooks reveal the uniqueness of American cuisine.

Take a house, add a homemaker, and, presto, she conjured up horror.

The magazine is closing, but we'll always have the Gourmet cookbook.

Did you know the Federal Writers Project funded foodies?

She was obsessed with the wrong revolution.

How a disastrous marriage drove her to etiquette.

Gordon Ramsay says he can make you a more efficient cook. Don't believe him.

A feminist icon rescues the Shakespeares' marriage.

What Slate is reading this winter.