It starts out as a story about a hunt for a cookie recipe, but Dave Denison's piece in the Baffler ends up being more about the Thoreau-esque baker who appears to have taken the recipe to his grave. The cookie in question is the Guerrilla Cookie, legendary in Midwestern food co-ops in the 1970s and particularly in Madison, Wisconsin. Keep reading Another big name is the subject of allegations of sexual misconduct. In this case, however, the bigger name involved is clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch, and the allegations raised in a BBC investigation revolve around former CEO Mike Jeffries. Keep reading
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Saturday, October 7, 2023
He Took a Legendary Cookie Recipe to His Grave. Maybe (Newser Deep Dive)
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