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In the early 1990s as Amanda Hesser's college friends were interviewing for their first cubicle jobs she chose a different path: one that led straight into the kitchens of Europe where she cooked traditional recipes and learned the rhythm of the seasons from a crusty French gardener. By 24 she had landed a book deal and one of the most coveted jobs in journalism: writing about food for the New York Times. But over time she grew restless and in 2008 gave up that dream job—and the stability 

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