Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a culture maven and arts enthusiast. “I’ve had a lucky life,” Joan Nathan, the preeminent food writer, author of almost a ...

(JTA) — As a Jewish food writer and anthropologist of sorts, Joan Nathan had always been interested in her own family’s history. The “Julia Child of Jewish cooking” has even written about it in her ...

A family that cooks together creates beautiful memories, while having fun. Joan Nathan’s latest, “A Sweet Year: Jewish Celebrations and Festive Recipes for Kids and Their Families,” is designed to do ...

Holidays are all about uniting friends, old and new. What better way to honor Hanukkah than to bring together three previous Taste Buds with Deb guests for a conversation about food and family ...

Often referred to as "the godmother of Jewish cooking," award-winning author and food writer Joan Nathan recently released her 12th cookbook, "My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and Memories" (Knopf).

If Joan Nathan seems distracted, she has plenty of reasons to be. Her mother, the grand dame of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away in February at age 103 while Nathan was visiting. Her son, a ...

Anything's Pastable and My Life in Recipes, new cookbooks from Dan Pashman and Joan Nathan, get personal in very different ways. Pashman, the James Beard Award-winning podcaster, sets out to ...

Recently, Sharon and I got to meet one of our heroes — the iconic Jewish cookbook author and food writer Joan Nathan. Our dear friend, food blogger Dana Shrager (@danastablela on Instagram) invited us ...

As a Jewish food writer and anthropologist of sorts, Joan Nathan had always been interested in her own family’s history. The “Julia Child of Jewish cooking” has even written about it in her recent ...

Joan Nathan might know everyone connected with Jewish food. In fact, she might know everyone, period. Her just-released memoir– My Life in Memories: Food, Family, and Memories-is a warm introduction ...