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The 85 Percent Solution

Better cooking starts with better shopping

By Sam Gugino

American food and cooking guru Alice Waters often says that 85 percent of cooking is shopping. But how do chefs get the best raw materials? How do they pick out a tasty carrot over a bland one? A good.....

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