While I recognize that pretty much everyone likes cake, I’m not sure how many of those people would read an entire book
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A slice of cake with Charles Dickens
This summer was hot, humid, and full of sunshine. In other words, it was amazing. But as we’re nearing the
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A slice of cake with Sylvia Plath
Some people feel a little awkward talking about Sylvia Plath in the kitchen, but I don’t think the way she chose
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A slice of pie with Edgar Allan Poe
“And then there was Jules Desoulieres, who was a very singular genius, indeed, and went mad with the idea that
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A slice of cake with F. Scott Fitzgerald
If you’re going to raise a glass to F. Scott Fitzgerald, you’d better stock up on the gin. It was,
Continue readingA slice of cake with Marcel Proust
“The sight of the little madeleine had recalled nothing to my mind before I tasted it; perhaps because I had
Continue readingA slice of cake with Ernest Hemingway
“My mojito in La Bodeguita, my daiquiri in El Floridita.” – Ernest Hemingway Many people will have you believe that the mojito
Continue readingFriday Reads: The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
Earlier this year I spotted The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living on Bon Appétit’s list of 8 New Food Novels to
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