Menus & Cookbooks: The New York Public Library

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The Library’s collection of 35,000 menus and thousands of cookbooks provides a valuable resource for chef, author and TV personality Lidia Bastianich in her effort to document the history of Italian cooking in the United States and Italy. Lidia’s... more

The Library’s collection of 35,000 menus and thousands of cookbooks provides a valuable resource for chef, author and TV personality Lidia Bastianich in her effort to document the history of Italian cooking in the United States and Italy. Lidia’s research leads to a cooking demonstration in her home kitchen where she shows some of the techniques for preparing stuffed artichokes, enjoyed over a glass of fine wine with lucky librarian Rebecca Federman. Check out www.nypl.org/news/treasures/ less

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