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  "id": 476374,
  "title": "One of the Most Important Cookbooks of the 20th Century Is Celebrating 50 Years. What Made Its French Author So Special in American Kitchens?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/one-of-the-most-important-cookbooks-of-the-20th-century-is",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:41:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-the-most-important-cookbooks-of-the-20th-century-celebrates-50-years-what-made-jacques-pepin-so-important-in-the-kitchen-180989297/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With instructions and images explaining how to carve vegetables and deconstruct a lamb, \"La Technique\" by Jacques Pépin became a how-to guide and an inspiration for countless cooks and food lovers",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}