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Kathleen Willcox

Kathleen Willcox is a freelance writer and a student at the Institute of Culinary Education.

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Is the Recession Making You Fat?

America has found a cheap escape from its current malaise: dessert. Kathleen Willcox says the sugar industry is exploding—and so will waistlines.

Kathleen Willcox

articles/2009/07/07/how-america-killed-french-cuisine/willcox-french-fast-food_36419_nh4eqy

How America Killed French Cuisine

Freedom fries lovers, rejoice! The growing American influence over French cooking has turned Paris into a city of bad baguettes and processed cheese.

Kathleen Willcox

articles/2009/05/08/an-american-in-paris-with-brownies/willcox-paris-with-brownies_25790_pnq34i

An American in Paris—with Brownies

In his bittersweet memoir, David Lebovitz, the former pastry chef at Berkeley's legendary Chez Panisse, moves to Paris and delivers a tale of love and loss, with 50 decadent recipes.

Kathleen Willcox

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