JL;DR SUMMARY Joan Nathan's "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France" delves into the complex and diverse world of Jewish-French culinary culture, exploring the historical development and fusion of traditions in France, a vibrant center of Jewish cuisine due to its unique cultural emphasis on gastronomy and its diverse Jewish population. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.