Artful Eater: A Gourmet Investigates the Ingredients of Great Food

Edward Behr. Atlantic Monthly Press, $10 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-87113-496-7

Columns from Behr's quarterly newsletter The Art of Eating offer a lavish array of food lore--from a mussel primer to praise of Southern country ham--meticulously prepared and delightful to ingest. Illustrations. (Feb.)

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