THE BOOK: A Place at the Nayarit How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community by Natalia Molina In 1951, Dona Natalia Barraza opened the Nayarit, a Mexican restaurant in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With A Place at the Nayarit, historian Natalia Molina traces the life's work of her grandmother, remembered by all who knew her […]
The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Today thinking cooks and eaters have learned to carefully examine the ingredient lists on prepared foods, looking to avoid additives or preservatives that may not be necessary - and may even be harmful - in […]
"Black Cake," a New Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson is the Book for March From Dame Judith Hines: I recently watched an author interview about this debut novel and found it quite interesting, so I ordered the book to see if it was "Dames-Book-Club-worthy." It is! I then went on a hunt for the perfect place to hold our […]
After more 40 weeks at the top of The New York Times Book Review list, everyone is talking about this book right now. (I even got a random positive review from a gentleman in the chair next to me at the hair salon!) From The New York Times: "Feminism is the catalyst that makes LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY fizz like hydrochloric […]
