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• The Joy of Cookbooks Gift ideas for the foodie on your list, from notable chefs, food writers, and more.
  Dec. 12, 2007
  
• Hey, Fromage Obsessive The right food-snob reference book for you.
  Sara Dickerman Nov. 28, 2007
  
• Let Leftovers Be Leftovers That turkey samosa won't bring your Thanksgiving dinner back to life.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Nov. 21, 2007
  
• Turkey Shoot Cooking Thanksgiving dinner doesn't have to be stressful.
  Regina Schrambling Nov. 19, 2007
  
• 1080 Recipes Why this Iberian Joy of Cooking is likely to disappoint.
  Lisa Abend Oct. 31, 2007
  
• Not That There's Anything Wrong With That Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook is unoriginal, but it's not plagiarism.
  Steven A. Shaw Oct. 24, 2007
  
• Lie to Your Children—It's Good for Them The terribly wrong message sent by Jessica Seinfeld and Missy Chase Lapine.
  Mimi Sheraton Oct. 24, 2007
  
• Twisted Desire An eater's field guide to pretzels.
  Sara Dickerman Oct. 3, 2007
  
• Table Manners What Service Included teaches us about restaurant service.
  Sara Dickerman Sept. 26, 2007
  
• Food, Inglorious Food My decision to opt out of the macho food-writing movement.
  Paul Levy Sept. 19, 2007
  
• A Chef's So-Called Life What movies get right—and wrong—about life in the kitchen.
  Sara Dickerman July 27, 2007
  
• Fish Tales Talking sushi with Trevor Corson and Sasha Issenberg.
  Sara Dickerman July 6, 2007
  
• More Than Hot Dogs and Apple Pie How The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink falls short.
  Paul Levy May 9, 2007
  
• The Scarlet Batter Why our aversion to artificial coloring makes no sense.
  Daniel Engber March 14, 2007
  
• Restaurateur Bites Critic The food fight between Frank Bruni and Jeffrey Chodorow.
  Mimi Sheraton Feb. 23, 2007
  
• Every Bite You Take How Sysco came to monopolize most of what you eat.
  Ulrich Boser Feb. 21, 2007
  
• Reality Bites What's missing from Top Chef and The F Word.
  Sara Dickerman Jan. 30, 2007