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cookbooks stories: 14 news summaries

Jessica Seinfeld Wins Cookbook Copycat Case

Deceptively Delicious wasn't plagiarized,
federal judge rules

Sep 11, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge in New York has tossed out a suit claiming that a cookbook by Jerry  Seinfeld's wife plagiarized a rival's book. Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious, like Missy Chase Lapine's The Sneaky Chef, shows parents how to sneak vegetables into their kids' food—an idea nobody can copyright, the... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • New York • federal courts • Jerry Seinfeld • publishing • feud • book • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks • Missy Chase Lapine • books

Now In Child's Old Kitchen, No Meat—or Butter!

Vegetarian occupants hope chef 'is not rolling over in her grave'

Sep 1, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sacrilege! Not only has the kitchen in Julia Child’s former Cambridge home—familiar to millions of devotees of her show—been renovated to within an inch of its life, the Boston Globe reports, its new owners have hung a picture of a cow with the caption: “... More »

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French cooking • cooking • vegetarianism • vegan • cookbooks • kitchen • Julia Child • Cambridge, Mass. • Lisa Landsverk

(Newser) - Nearly half a century after it was published, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking is entering the New York Times bestseller list—at No. 1. The film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep as the famous chef, has electrified sales of the cookbook despite its antiquated recipes... More »

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cooking • publishing • butter • cookbooks • best seller • Julia Child • Julie & Julia

Woman Sues Hasselbeck
Over Cookbook Plagiarism

Says View co-host stole celiac disease idea

Jun 23, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who sent Elisabeth Hasselbeck a cookbook to help deal with an autoimmune disorder now claims The View co-host pirated the ideas for her own tome, the Boston Herald reports. Self-published author Susan Hassett’s federal lawsuit claims she sent Living With Celiac Disease to Hasselbeck in 2008, and... More »

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plagiarism • lawsuit • cookbooks • celiac disease • Elisabeth Hasselbeck • Susan Hassett

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow won’t be onscreen again until 2010, but she’s filling her time with a gym, a PBS TV show, a website, and now a cookbook, the New York Daily News reports. The book, My Father’s Daughter, will stress the importance of families sharing the table. “... More »

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television • film • TV shows • website • Gwyneth Paltrow • cookbooks • actor • gym

OPINION

 Cooks' Books: Can 
 You Try This at Home? 

Rarely the same, but effort offers insight

Jan 25, 09 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Restaurant cookbooks allow you to tap into a chef's genius, but rarely do they yield perfect re-creations of beloved dishes, notes food writer Lauren Shockey for Slate. Shockey tries her hand at recipes from a couple of Manhattan's renowned restaurants— Shopsin's, Carmine's, and Chantarelle—and goes on-site for a taste... More »

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cooking • recipes • restaurant • chef • cookbooks

Colicchio Saves Cookbook Writer From Choking

Top Chef star does Heimlich maneuver
at benefit dinner

Jan 19, 09 1:51 PM CST
(Newser) - He runs multiple restaurants, hosts one of TV’s top cooking shows, and, it turns out, he could just save your life. Tom Colicchio saved Joan Nathan’s life last night, writes witness Ezra Klein on the Internet Food Association. Nathan, a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, was holding a... More »

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cookbooks • Heimlich maneuver • Top Chef • Tom Colicchio • Joan Nathan

Sure, I'm Vegetarian.
Just Not on Thanksgiving

Eat-less-meat movement gaining stride with moderation approach

Sep 30, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sticking to a plant-based diet without denying yourself grandma's pot roast has a name—flexitarian. And whether it's to live longer, save a buck, or because there are better meatless offerings at restaurants, a growing number of Americans are becoming part-time vegetarians, Newsweek reports. "It's not that meat is... More »

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meat • vegetables • PETA • vegetarianism • cookbooks • vegan diet • fruit and vegetables • flexitarian

 Seinfeld
 Defense:
 Lawsuits
 are Funny

Sez silly suits are fodder for routine

Aug 28, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday that he didn’t slander a woman suing his wife for cookbook plagiarism because silly lawsuits are fodder for good comedy. The comic cited episodes from Seinfeld as well as his kid-friendly Bee Movie in a court filing as examples of the First Amendment-protected comedic license... More »

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New York City • free speech • plagiarism • Jerry Seinfeld • First Amendment • celebrity • stand up comedy • slander • frivolous lawsuits • civil lawsuits • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks

BOOK REVIEWS

 Top 10 Summer Cookbooks 

Step outside to find the best seasonal ingredients

Jun 5, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Summer cooking should combine those elements we love most about the season: fresh fruits and vegetables, bright colors, arresting aromas, and the great outdoors. So NPR selected the 10 best cookbooks for jumping out of the frying pan and into the garden:
  1. Simply Organic: A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal,
... More »

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cooking • list • fruits and vegetables • summer • book reviews • book • cookbooks

New Food Blogs Take Devotion to a New Level

So-called 'cook-through' bloggers go through cookbooks recipe by recipe

May 28, 08 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Food blogs are usually simple things, fun and easy to create, writes Lee Gomes in the Wall Street Journal. And then there are the increasingly popular "cook-through" blogs, in which devoted chefs of all skill levels pick a book, say the French Laundry Cookbook or the Gourmet Cookbook, and... More »

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blogosphere • French cooking • cooking • blogging • recipes • cookbooks • gourmet • blogs

Author Sues Seinfelds Over 'Copycat' Cookbook

Comic's lawyers say suit is about nothing

Jan 8, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The author who blasted Jessica Seinfeld for allegedly stealing her cookbook ideas slapped Seinfeld and her funnyman hubby with a lawsuit today, simultaneously accusing Jerry Seinfeld of defaming her character, the Smoking Gun reports. After Missy Chase Lapine accused his wife of plagiarizing her book, The Sneaky Chef, Jerry... More »

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plagiarism • Jerry Seinfeld • lawsuit • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks • Missy Chase Lapine • The Sneaky Chef • Deceptively Delicious • comedian

Chefs Dish on Fave Cookbooks

Go beyond the Joy of Cooking with Slate's recommendations

Dec 14, 07 7:42 PM CST
(Newser) - What to get the foodie or chef who already has all the classic cookbooks? Slate compiles offbeat favorites recommended by Mollie Katzen, James Oseland and other standout chefs, food editors, and more.
  1. Ethan Becker: Cookwise—Less a cookbook than a bible of general cooking knowledge.
  2. Dan Barber: The
... More »

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food • French cooking • cooking • list • recipes • chef • gift • cookbooks

Could Kids' Cookbook Be
a Copycat?

Jessica Seinfeld's take on sneaking veggies into meals isn't the first

Oct 19, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Full of clever ways to get kids to eat their veggies, Jessica Seinfeld's new cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, has been endorsed by Oprah and is already topping bestseller lists. But it has at least one detractor: Missy Chase Lapine, whose book The Sneaky Chef, published in April, is full of... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • vegetables • Oprah Winfrey • publishing • HarperCollins • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks

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