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TFCiA: one of Newsday’s “12 Best Books of the Fall”
Bon Appetit! Newsday enjoyed The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act — and maybe you will, too! https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/12-best-new-books-to-read-this-fall-1.12239501
Read MoreKirkus Review of “The French Chef in America”
My latest book, The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act,” will be in stores Oct 5 (and can be preordered today). The early reviews are starting to roll in, and I hope Julia would be pleased. Here’s the first, from Kirkus Reviews: “Along with a dollop of culinary arcana, Prud’homme folds some surprises…
Read MoreIn Julia Child’s Provençal Kitchen
By JULIA MOSKIN SEPT. 20, 2016 PLASCASSIER, France — When I hefted the rolling pin in my hand, I finally felt it: a thread of energy, a thrill of recognition. I knew I was standing in Julia Child’s kitchen, and I was about to put it to work. In August, having rented it from the…
Read MoreInterview about my new book, THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA: Julia Child’s Second Act
Here’s a link to an interview with iHeart Radio’s Melanie Young and David Ransom, hosts of #TheConnectedTableLive @iheartradio, about my new book: THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA: Julia Child’s Second Act. https://www.iheart.com/talk/show/27073513?cmp=ios_share&episode_id=27621208 The book is about Julia in the 1970s — a remarkable period, when Julia got away from “The French Chef” and started performing…
Read MoreTBF: The NYer is running my 1989 piece on the real Soup Nazi today
The Talk of the Town JANUARY 23, 1989 ISSUE Slave BY ALEX PRUD’HOMME CREDIT PHOTOGRAPH BY THOMAS NILSSON When Albert Yeganeh says “Soup is my lifeblood,” he means it. And when he says “I am extremely hard to please,” he means that, too. Working like a demon alchemist in a tiny storefront kitchen at 259-A…
Read MoreThe Admiral in the Library: The Millions Interviews James Stavridis
Here is an eye-opening, wide-ranging interview with the polymath Admiral James Stavridis by my friend Marcia Desanctis. A fascinating read, in which he extolls the virtues of Julia Child and “My Life in France,” among other books. He’s an extraordinary guy, and Marcia asks great questions. Have a look: === The Admiral in the Library:…
Read More“Wiring” the Hudson: is the water clean?
My friends at the Beacon Institute are using real-time data to find out just what, exactly, is going on in the Hudson River, and say this technology “could be transformational to the field of environmental science.” Here’s the Press Release: Launch of New Sensor Device on Hudson Set to “Wire” River for Cleaner Water Beacon…
Read More14 yr drought stressing Vegas + Lake Mead, our largest reservoir
excellent, sobering piece in today’s NYT: Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States Jim Wilson/The New York Times To help the Colorado, federal authorities this year will for the first time reduce the water flow into Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, created by Hoover Dam. By MICHAEL WINES Published: January 5, 2014n_top>…
Read MoreFracking in CA: a good idea? My take in the LA Times
Los Angeles Times Op-Ed ‘Fracking’ the Monterey Shale — boon or boondoggle? Extracting oil and gas from the California formation could bring the state economic prosperity — or it could be an environmental disaster. Oil rig pump jacks work the oil fields near the town of Maricopa located in the oil rich hills West of…
Read MoreDropping today: my latest book, a primer on HYDROFRACKING
Makes a lovely Holiday gift! Support your local Indie bookstore, or shop online: AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199311250/?tag=publishmarket-20 BARNES & NOBLE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hydrofracking-alex-prudhomme/1114814073?ean=9780199311255 Library Journal 11/15/2013 Drilling with hydraulic fracturing, known as hydrofracking or fracking, to extract oil and natural gas has become a contentious issue. Journalist Prud’homme (The Ripple Effect) seeks to clarify the situation. He points out…
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