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The Heavy Table

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The Heavy Table is a team of writers, photographers, and illustrators telling the stories of food and drink in the Upper Midwest. We publish weekly.

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About James Norton

Founding editor of The Heavy Table and The Cookbook Test. Author of The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin and Lake Superior Flavors. Always cooking, always writing.

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