Some cookies, some cakes, some savories and a slice of life from my home to yours.
ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
One day, when I was working with Julia Child, she stopped mid-sentence, threw her arm around my shoulder and declared in her famous trill, “We are so lucky!” She had eight inches on me, so when I looked up, I’m sure I seemed like an inquisitive kid, but I wanted to know what had caused this joyous outburst. “We’re so lucky,” she said, “because we work in food – it means we’ll never stop learning.”
Of course, she was right. Right about being lucky and right about food as a boundless source of fascination, of problems to be solved, of triumphs to be celebrated and of adventures, some planned, most of them serendipitous.
That moment was 25 years ago, but I think of it daily because I know from years in the kitchen – and from writing 14 cookbooks – that when you’re as passionate about food and as curious about the world as I am, there’s always something to learn.
And there’s always a story.
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“xoxoDorie” is the way I’ve been signing my letters, emails and books since forever. I chose the name because I think of xoxo as kisses and hugs and shorthand for love, so it’s perfect for being in touch with you.
So happy to have you here.
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A BAKER’S DOZEN OF THINGS ABOUT ME
✔ I was born in Brooklyn (before it was hip and groovy).
✔ I burned my parents’ kitchen down when I was 12 and didn’t cook again until I got married.
✔ I’m married to Michael (and have been since I was a junior in college) and mom to Joshua, formerly known as “The Kid,” now married to Linling Tao and father to the miraculous Gemma and VV.
✔ I gave up working on my doctorate in gerontology to bake cookies in a restaurant basement (a job I was fired from) and thank my stars I did.
✔ I was a columnist for The New York Times Magazine for five years. Before that, I wrote a column for The Washington Post.
✔ I write the xoxoDorie newsletter.
✔ I’ve written 14 cookbooks, soon to be 15.
✔ My latest cookbook, Baking with Dorie, came into the world on October 19, 2021. (My last cookbook, Everyday Dorie, was a Scorpio, like its mom.)
✔ I have five James Beard Awards (one for journalism; one for my book, Baking with Julia; one for Baking From My Home to Yours; one for Dorie’s Cookies; and one for being voted into the Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America).
✔ I’ve won the Cookbook of the Year Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) … twice (once for Desserts by Pierre Hermé and once for Around My French Table).
✔ I’ve been on The New York Times Bestseller List … three times (once for Around My French Table, once for Baking Chez Moi and again for Baking with Dorie. )
✔ I was awarded the Mérite d’ Agricole – the Order of Agricultural Merit – by the French Consulate for my writings about France’s food.
✔ I live in three places: New York City, Westbrook, CT and Paris, France and yes, I consider myself extraordinarily lucky.
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