La Briffe

What Makes a Great Chef?

The short answer: obsession. But there is, of course, much more. Also, the perfect use for potato chips. A vintage menu. And a tool I can't live…

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How to Feed A Child

Is there anything that worries parents more? Also, the most beautiful cookies you've ever seen. A simple recipe from Alice Waters. And the best pasta…

Jan 2 • Ruth Reichl

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December 2025

New Year, New Orleans

Is there a better way to welcome the new year than with gumbo, biscuits and bananas Foster? Or perhaps you need a recipe for tangerine croquembouche…

Dec 26, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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Where James Baldwin Ate

An important-and forgotten- restaurant. Also: suggestions for last minute gifts. A gift to cook. An astonishing vintage artifact. And a rant about an…

Dec 19, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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Home for the Holidays

Comforting recipes. More great gifts. A vintage menu that will make you smile. And my favorite dish of the year.

Dec 12, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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Chocolate. Cool Kitchen Tools. Beautiful Beans. Cookies, Cakes and More...

It's the Gift Guide, Part 2. Also, a long-lost recipe. And a nostalgic vintage menu.

Dec 5, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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November 2025

The Gift Guide Begins!

An incredible spoon. Body art. Coffee to go... and more. Also, the hidden meaning of Thanksgiving. And that promised recipe...

Nov 28, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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A Few Fantastic Food Folk

People in the Val d'Orcia know the secret to the good life.

Nov 21, 2025

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Tuscany in the Fall

Also, a long list of favorite food books - including a few I'm sure you don't know. And a star-studded vintage menu.

Nov 14, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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Dreams Come True

A fascinating restaurant experiment. Terrific new food books you will love. A look back at a great Chinese restaurant. And a dish I've become obsessed…

Nov 7, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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October 2025

Two Perfect Days of Eating

Including an edible tour of the Lower East Side. The perfect Halloween recipe. And a vintage menu from a great chef.

Oct 31, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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A Charmed Life Filled with Oysters

An ode to oysters. Where to eat them. How to cook them. Where to buy them. Books about them. A vintage menu that begins with them. And the gift they…

Oct 24, 2025 • Ruth Reichl

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