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Figs, Fishing and Fast Food - The New York Times in 60 Seconds

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Figs. Photo:
Rubber Slippers in Italy, Flickr.
  • Autumn baking leads A Good Appetite to fig tarts, tomato éclairs and ratatouille.
  • Hot food carts and trucks like Schnitzel & Things score more cred after nabbing Vendy Awards at the fifth annual cook-off.
  • A dip in the cold Maine waters with Barb Scully, a local fisherwoman.
  • The Temporary Vegetarian finds orzotto to be easier to work with than risotto.
  • GoMobo cuts the line and alleviates the food-gathering irks of office lunches with their order-ahead system.
  • Before modern fast food, there were the quick pepperoni rolls of West Virginia coal country.
  • Digging into Kevin Zraly and his "Windows on the World Complete Wine Course."
  • San Francisco's Flour + Water boasts sophisticated Italian flavors.
  • After years of critics espousing its virtues, Riesling has finally earned its spot in the U.S. wine market.
  • Three years ago, Judith Jones (Julia Child's editor) started raising her own cattle for steak.
  • Serving up fresh fare in school lunches is ideal, but it means a lot more than bringing quality ingredients into old and neglected school kitchens.
  • The Minimalist makes roasted sweet potato salad.
  • Restaurants: The meatpacking district's Standard Grill suffers some dining hiccups but is still a solid food experience, the Village's Joseph Leonard has "flashes of daylight" in otherwise so-so fare and Brooklyn's Bark Hot Dogs rests between chic eats and fast food.
  • Food Stuff finds savory and sweet baked goods, simple jams and a Chilean food store.
  • New York's openings and closings and dining calendar.

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Julia Child Editor Judith Jones on 'Julie and Julia' Author Julie Powell

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'Julia and Julia' author Julie Powell. Photo: Sara Bonisteel.
Former Julia Child editor Judith Jones found herself in the spotlight Monday after Publishers Weekly quoted Jones saying that Child said of Julie Powell -- the blogger and author whose story is half of the movie adaptation "Julie and Julia" -- "I don't think she's a serious cook."

The magazine quotes Jones as saying of Powell's blog, "She didn't want to endorse it. What came through on the blog was somebody who was doing it almost for the sake of a stunt ... Julia didn't like what she called 'the flimsies.' She didn't suffer fools, if you know what I mean."

We caught up with Jones at her Vermont home and she elaborated, which she tells us is the last time she'll speak about the blog (though she promises a review of the movie is forthcoming at her own blog).
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