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The art of eating in : how I learned to stop spending and love the stove / Cathy Erway ; foreword by Robert Sietsema ; illustrations by Evah Fan.

by Erway, Cathy.

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New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, c2010.

Cooking, American.

Food habits -- New York (State) -- New York.

9781592405251 (hardcover) :

1592405258 (hardcover)

xiii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Introduction: Eating out in New York -- The start of my restaurant fast -- Breaking into bread -- Mise en place -- Chilaquiles and meringues: cooking quirks and characteristics -- Getting dirty: trash diving, freegans, and frugalistas -- From the land: urban foraging 101 -- Not ordering in: less haste, less waste -- Giving thanks: communal feasting with friends and family -- Going solo -- New lows: the search for the perfect date meal -- Underground eateries: supper clubs and the exclusive SOS -- Hanging over in New York: the Mexican menudo incident -- Cooking up a storm: competitive cooking and collaborations -- The end of an era -- The opposite-week experiment -- Epilogue.

In the city where dining is a sport, a gourmand swears off restaurants (even takeout) for two years, rediscovering the economical, gastronomical joy of home cooking. Includes thirty original recipes.

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