I discovered “Joy of Cooking” when I was 12 or maybe 13 — it was a half-day off from school — and I noticed a recipe for chicken Kiev. It sounded exotic, like something Anna Karenina would eat — ...

Revising "Joy of Cooking" was a 1,200-page task for John Becker and Megan Scott that was in their blood. Becker is the great-grandson of founding editor Irma S. Rombauer, who self-published "Joy of ...

On a recent Saturday in Portland, Oregon, the farmers' market was a cornucopia of colors, and tantalizing aromas wafted through the brisk fall air. "It's our happy place," said John Becker, who with ...

An article entitled “The Obsessive Sport of Shopping for a Vintage ‘Joy of Cooking’” by Genevieve Walker recently caught my eye on Bon Appétit’s website. The article sent me scrambling to locate my ...

If you grew up consulting the “Joy of Cooking,” revisions over the past many years may have left you with mixed feelings. But the newest edition, due Nov. 12 from Scribner, will delight you. And if ...

There’s a well-attended boutique cooking school in Wellesley and according to its chef most of her business has been by word of mouth. Operated by Amy Lipton, out of her own home kitchen, Joyful ...