Edda Servi Machlin, author of ‘The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews,’ died this week at 93

Italy’s glorious food is well-known, but not its rich Jewish culinary heritage, spanning 2,000 years. In honor of the 40th birthday of Chez Panisse, I’m planning a menu of Italian Jewish classics.

Edda Servi Machlin introduced Italian-Jewish cooking to America