– Beautiful food, sumptuous recipes and accessible articles keep the pages turning in the fall issue of Williams-Sonoma’s Taste magazine. Autumn harvest is the theme, and a good place to start is Barbara Kafka’s article, “Perfect Roasting,” a primer on the classic technique. Elsewhere, fall’s fruits–including pears, figs and apples–get the sweet treatment from Georgeanne Brennan. Pear sorbet with pear crepes, anyone? Taste costs $5. It’s on sale through October at Williams-Sonoma stores and some bookstores.
– Is it worth fixing? Consumer Reports’ October issue puts the question to 22 major appliances, including such kitchen stalwarts as microwaves, refrigerators and dishwashers. The answers might surprise you–hint: There’s a list of Web sites with recycling information for discarded appliances. The issue is $3.95; it’s on newsstands through mid-October.
– Is it our imagination, or is Gale Gand everywhere these days? Gand is co-owner of Tru and sole owner of many culinary awards–her latest is pastry chef of the year, according to Bon Appetit’s 4th Annual American Food and Entertaining Awards. The magazine is on sale until Oct. 16.