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Saturday, November 21, 2009

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Amanda Hesser

New York Times food reporter and ‘Food Diary’ columnist Amanda Hesser on favorite books, upcoming food trends, and very small sandwiches.

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Rosecrans Baldwin is a founding editor of The Morning News. His first novel, You Lost Me There, is forthcoming from Riverhead Books (August 2010). He most recently wrote the Letters from Paris column for TMN. Someday his ashes will be tossed off Mount Desert Island. You can catch him on Twitter or find more on his web site.
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DOB: 8 September 1971

Occupational titles:
Food reporter and food diary columnist

Favorite books: The Transit of Venus, Shirley Hazzard; Pig Earth, John Berger.

Heroes: Jeffrey Steingarten

What makes you laugh: Larry Sanders

Next food-trend: Dover sole, croquettes, and crepes suzettes. We will go back to the sixties and start all over, moving from trend to trend in a continuous loop. And if not, perhaps it will be these tiny pressed sandwiches that are popping up everywhere.

Favorite city: Rome

Best sandwich in New York: (see above trend section) Chicken livers, arugula, and roasted tomato panino at ‘ino—best enjoyed with a glass of prosecco.

Charity worth giving to: The Neediest Cases

Music to eat to: The happy rhythm of friends talking

Five words that sound good: Would you like some champagne?
—Published May 23, 2002