Slide into the deli seats with Liz and Jeffrey for this week's episode, where this time, they get to ask the questions with guest Nora L. Rubel about her new book, Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of the Settlement Cook Book.

Learn about The Settlement Cook Book and the bad-ass that was Lizzie Kander, the founder of a settlement house in Milwaukee, who left a legacy of Jewish immigrant cooking through this enduring recipe book. Topics include a brief history of The Settlement Cook Book, the most successful charitable cookbook in American history, the noteworthy absence of garlic and kosher food, and the intended versus actual audience. The trio kibitz about vegan deli sandwich names, bathhouse influencer etiquette, and much, much more.

Nora L. Rubel is the author of Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of the Settlement Cook Book. She is the Chair of Religious Studies at the University of Rochester, and is incredibly proud to share this project with the world. Find her newest book, released on Colombia University Press, here: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/recipes-for-the-melting-pot/9780231566162/

Learn more about Nora: https://www.norarubel.com/about-nora.html

Show Notes:

Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks (Book Launch location): bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com

Kitchen Arts & Letters (Panel location): kitchenartsandletters.com

97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement by Jane Ziegelman: Barnes & Noble

Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day by Alexander Smalls & J.J. Johnson (with Veronica Chambers): Bookshop.org

HOPWTR x Hot Girl Pickle — Pickle Lemonade: hopwtr.com/products/pickle-lemonade

Spicy Moon (vegan Szechuan restaurant, multiple NYC locations): https://www.spicymoonnyc.com

This episode was produced by Felicia Reich and edited by Pasha Toub.

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Meet Me At The Deli is co-hosted by Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz of The Gefilteria. Visit http://gefilteria.com for recipes, workshops, The Gefilte Manifesto cookbook, and more.

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