Sheila Lukins
Silver Palate Cookbook
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Most well known chefs and restaurateurs write cookbooks these days, but which book is a “must have?” Sheila Lukins’ Silver Palate Cookbook is considered a staple in American kitchens, whether one is a novice or advanced chef. The book’s accessible recipes and personal illustrations have been appreciated worldwide, with copies in English, French, Japanese, Dutch, and German.
Sheila spoke to Jessica Harris in 2007, upon the 25th Anniversary of the Silver Palate, about how she turned her tiny shop on Manhattan’s Upper West Side into a culinary publishing empire, from scratch. Sheila will be remembered for her breakthrough recipes, her wit, and unyielding work ethic toward the culinary life that she loved.
The Paris Review is a literary magazine that was founded in 1953 by a group of then aspiring writers including Harold Humes, William Styron, Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton. George Plimpton was the larger than life editor who ran the magazine until his death in 2003 on the magazine’s 50th anniversary. The future of the magazine was in question until Philip Gourevitch became the editor in 2005. Jessica speaks with Philip, now at The New Yorker magazine, about how he’s leading the Paris Review into the 21st century, from scratch.
Women in developing countries often do not have access to adequate sanitary protection because such products are prohibitively expensive. As a result, menstruating women miss a significant amount of school and work, which leads to serious economic consequences for women and society overall. Elizabeth Scharpf, founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises (S.H.E), is addressing this issue by helping to create sustainable, low-cost methods of sanitary pad production and distribution. S.H.E emphasizes market-based solutions to social issues in developing countries, and adequate sanitary care is S.H.E’s first initiative.
Drinking free-trade coffee, riding bicycles, and going to the occasional farmer’s market are things you might enjoy. But if you do partake in these activities there is a high probability that you are “white,” according to Christian Lander. Jessica interviews Christian, the blogger and author of the New York Times bestselling book “Stuff White People Like,” a satirical take on the characteristics that make up “white” people.
Spencer Rascoff co-founded Hotwire, an online discount travel site that offers customers access to unused inventory, including empty airline seats, vacant hotel rooms, and un-rented cars. Hotwire was founded in 1999 and sold to Interactive Corporation in 2003 for roughly $700Million. Spencer later helped launch Zillow, an online real estate company that provides tools and information to customers. Spencer explains how he helped to launch Hotwire while he was in his early twenties, from scratch.
Pharmaceutical companies are constantly looking for more effective cancer treatments, but drug discovery is a very difficult area; typically nine out of ten drugs fail. Synta has found an unconventional way to successfully treat cancers like melanoma. Synta was founded in 2001 and is dedicated to the treatment of severe medical conditions, including cancer and chronic inflammatory disease. Safi speaks to Jessica about Synta’s innovative treatments, from scratch.
Lela Rose sources some of her inspiration for her clothing by riding her bike around Manhattan, observing architecture and patterns of everyday life. Lela started her company Lela Rose in 1998 when she was 30 years old, and her clothing can be found in boutiques and department stores around the globe.
If you’re looking to build or decorate a house, the choices and prices can be overwhelming. What are some of the resources that can help you through this process? Lara Hedberg Deam is the founder of Dwell, a magazine about modern architecture and design.
