September+October 2008 (#63)

We’ve packed recipes of every stripe and style into this tastily tantalizing issue, and hope you have a few weeks of vacation time blocked off to spend in the kitchen. Joining our already-stellar food lineup we have the winning recipes from our first-ever Reader Recipe Showdown, a handy guide to veg-friendly cooking schools, and a brand new column by Terry Hope Romero.

More of What’s Inside:
• Reader Recipe Showdown (the winners!)
• Hot Urban Eats with Terry Hope Romero
• Faux Meat: Love It or Loathe It?
• 6 Cool Culinary Academies
• Restaurant Review: Napa’s Ubuntu
• Subsidies 101
• Vegan Recipes Galore
• What’s in Your Fridge, Joshua Katcher?