The Interview: Paula Wolfert and The Food of Morocco

Paula Wolfert has won nearly every major food writing award, including ones named for James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, and Julia Child, and is arguably considered our leading expert on Moroccan cooking.

She talked with us about why Moroccan cumin is superior to all others, how to buy and use a tagine, how to make preserved lemons, and why hospitality is at the heart of this great cuisine.