97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement PB_Gift_Guide In a village ostensibly founded

In a village ostensibly founded as a benevolent Utopia

fame and fortune are hers for the taking

Now nearly a teenager

What if living the American dream became your worst nightmare

97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement PB_Gift_Guide In a village ostensibly foundedSocial history is, most elementally, food history. Jane Ziegelman had the great idea to zero in on one Lower East Side tenement building, and through it she has crafted a unique and aromatic narrative of New Yorks immigrant culture: with bread in the oven, steam rising from pots, and the family gathering round. Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World 97 Orchard is a richly detailed investigation of the lives and culinary