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    Good Food

    2017's best cookbooks, holiday tea, and the wonders of panettone

    To help us gear up for the holidays, Celia Sack shares the best (and most giftable) cookbooks of 2017. Teri Gelber lights up while talking about holiday tea flavors. Jonathan Gold falls head-over-beans for Verlaine.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Dec 9, 2017 • 56m Listen

    Photo of a few choices for Good Food’s favorite cookbooks of 2017 by Rosalie Atkinson.

    In this episode

    7 stories
    1. 0:00

      2017's best cookbooks

      Each year, we read through hundreds of cookbooks. Some of them have beautiful, vibrant photographs. Some of them tell stories about cultural borderlands and family traditions. Some are just pure food porn.

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      17 min
    2. 16:53

      Holiday tea

      Thirteen years ago, Teri Gelber relocated to Portland and started her own tea company, called T Project . She offers a few ideas for holiday teas to enjoy this winter.

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      6 min
    3. 23:02

      Market Report: Farmers & fires

      Laura Avery shares an update on how our farmer friends are doing as wildfires rage on in Southern California.

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      2 min
    4. 24:59

      An update from Ventura

      Maricela Morales is the executive director of CAUSE , which advocates for farmworkers and farmers in Ventura County. On Wednesday, she updated Evan on the devastation in her area and the plight of those who are working in hazardous conditions.

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      3 min
    5. 28:32

      David Lebovitz on building a life in Paris

      Anyone who has renovated a home understands that renovations can take on a life of their own, often devolving into bizarre, life-consuming minutiae.

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      11 min
    6. 39:56

      Jonathan Gold orders the beans at Verlaine

      Photo of soft-fried beans at Verlaine by Jasmine Vo.

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      6 min
    7. 46:14

      Panettone for all seasons

      Photo of a panettone loaf. Photo by Roy Shvartzapel.

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      10 min
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Nick Liao

      Managing Producer, Good Food

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      Rosalie Atkinson

      Associate Producer, Left, Right & Center and All The President's Lawyers

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      Joseph Stone

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    7 stories
    1. 0:0017 min

      2017's best cookbooks

    2. 16:536 min

      Holiday tea

    3. 23:022 min

      Market Report: Farmers & fires

    4. 24:593 min

      An update from Ventura

    5. 28:3211 min

      David Lebovitz on building a life in Paris

    6. 39:566 min

      Jonathan Gold orders the beans at Verlaine

    7. 46:1410 min

      Panettone for all seasons

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