Celebrate with a Feast: A Conversation with Irina Georgescu

A COOKBOOK IS a kind of invitation to its author’s table. So it is with Irina Georgescu’s book Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania, which draws overdue attention to the food of her native country. Of course, the culinary world is crowded and chaotic at the best of times. Turmoil such as it has […] The post Celebrate with a Feast: A Conversation with Irina Georgescu appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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PLS celebrates 40th anniversary and £500m milestone

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Hislop's bestseller celebrated with projections across London

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Donald Kagan, celebrated historian of ancient Greece, dies at 89

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Keeping a Critical Eye on Brazil: A Conversation with Emilio Fraia, by Anderson Tepper

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Indie bookshop celebrating women's writing opens in Edinburgh

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Stephen McGann delivers 10-year celebration of Call the Midwife for W&N

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elif Shafak headline English PEN's 100th celebrations

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Action, boredom, protest and celebration inside the NBA bubble

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Opening the Doorways of Recognition for Native People: A Conversation with Joy Harjo, by Crystal AC Salas

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