Marian Burros’s Beloved Plum Torte Turns 40. Here’s Its Story.
This article was updated on Sept. 7, 2023, in honor of the torte’s 40th anniversary. When Marian Burros, a longtime food reporter for The New York Times, first wrote about the plum torte in September 1983, no one expected it to become the most requested recipe, and among the most beloved, in the history of…