Root to LeafFinalist for the 2016 IACP Awards: Julia Child First Book Eat More Vegetables. James Beard Award winning chef of celebrated Atlanta restaurant Miller Union, Steven Satterfielddubbed the Vegetable Shaman by the New York Times Sam Siftonhas enchanted diners with his vegetable dishes, capturing the essence of fresh produce through a simple, elegant cooking style. Like his contemporaries April Bloomfield and Fergus Henderson, who use the whole animal from

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we see the profession evolve as American masters like Thomas Keller rise

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the outspoken wife of Nixon’s attorney general

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Equally absorbing are Wilder's intimate letters to his family

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