Alain Ducasse discusses changing kitchen culture

January 12, 2016 by
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Alain Ducasse is a legendary chef and restaurateur. He has amassed a total of 20 Michelin stars in his far-flung restaurant empire that spans seven countries, has written several cookbooks, and has even devised a menu for the international space station. Recently he discussed a series of topics with young chef Laoise Casey.   As you would expect, Ducasse doesn't… read more

Ina Garten’s hands-on approach

January 11, 2016 by
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You may think of Ina Garten as a television personality, but the reality is that she is a cookbook author who uses TV to promote her books. The show, Barefoot Contessa, takes up small bits of her life, maybe six weeks a year total in two chunks. "My business is cookbooks, and TV is really good for supporting that," Ina… read more

Sara Dickerman’s Kitchen Inventory

January 10, 2016 by
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Many people attempt new healthy eating regimes to start the new year. Often this is a short-lived effort, as the meal plans leave food lovers feeling deprived and unfulfilled. Chef and food writer Sara Dickerman attempted to rectify this situation, creating a popular healthy eating plan on the Bon Appétit website. What began as an interactive post-holiday plan that puts an emphasis on home… read more

Cookbook giveaway – Food Lover’s Cleanse

January 10, 2016 by
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Since 2011, Sara Dickerman worked with registered dietician Marissa Lippert and Bon Appetit to create a yearly 2-week Bon Appétit Food Lover's Cleanse recipe plan. Now the plan has been expanded to cover the entire year in the new cookbook, Bon Appétit - The Food Lover's Cleanse. Inside you'll find four different two-week cleanse plans, one for each season, and… read more

Busting myths about the biggest food trends

January 9, 2016 by
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  Each new year seems to bring with it the next superfoods (or foods to avoid) for healthy eating. Some trends stick around for a few years before being replaced by the next food "magic bullet" touted to prevent cancer, improve cardiovascular health, or other such claim. In a recent article in The Guardian, Joanna Blythman looks at eight current trends… read more

Looking forward to celebrity cookbooks

January 8, 2016 by
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Celebrity cookbooks are often dismissed as little more than vanity projects by stars cashing in on their fame. But some celebrities can actually cook and that makes some people actually looking forward to cooking out of a few upcoming celebrity books. The first cookbook is from an unlikely source, musician Questlove. While some musician cookbooks are a bit campy (I'm looking at you, Coolio),… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

January 8, 2016 by
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At Eat Your Books we want to bring you the best recipes - our dedicated team searches out and finds online recipes excerpted from newly indexed cookbooks and magazines. New recipes from the best blogs are indexed daily and members index their favorite online recipes using the Bookmarklet all the time. Below you'll find this week's recommendations from the EYB team.… read more

Get ready for awards season viewing parties

January 7, 2016 by
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Awards seasons is nigh upon us: the Grammys, Oscars, and Golden Globes will be here before you know it, so you need to get your viewing party menu set now. (Alas, it is difficult to host viewing parties for the fast-approaching and vitally important cookbook awards). As Yahoo! Foods Joanna Prisco says, "Whether you've watched every single film and miniseries that's… read more

How the Agromafia may be fooling you

January 6, 2016 by
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When you hear the term Mafia, you might think of The Godfather, but you probably don't think about your pantry. Yet a recent 60 Minutes story shows us that the mafia is into food in ways you might not realize. Mafia counterfeits of olive oil, wine and cheese are on the rise and are estimated to be a $16 billion-a-year… read more

The history of the croissant

January 5, 2016 by
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Buttery, flaky, airy croissants are a breakfast staple the world over. The pastry as we know it is a French invention, but its roots can be traced back to 15th century Austria, according to this Lucky Peach article. The croissant origin story begins in Austria more than 500 years ago with the kipfel, a crescent-shaped morning pastry. It was more… read more

Ridiculous food gadgets

January 4, 2016 by
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  If you love to cook, chances are you got some type of cooking gadget for Christmas. We hope that someone used your Amazon wish list or the hints you dropped and that no one bought you any of these 10 ridiculous gadgets. Yahoo Food! takes a look at several inventions that made the writers wonder "Why, kitchen gods? WHY?"… read more

Is 2016 the year of the vegetable?

January 3, 2016 by
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  It's been several years since Michael Pollan told us to eat food, mostly plants. Since that time vegetarianism has been on the rise and countless new restaurants have switched their focus from meat to plant-based dishes. This trend continues to gain traction, as NPR's The Salt reports. The article relates that "as another year begins, it appears that plants… read more

New Year’s cooking goals

January 2, 2016 by
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  It's the second day in January, and some New Year's resolutions have already been broken. But if you are the resolution-making type, you are likely still determined to follow through on yours. Many people's resolutions involve food; a lot of them are of the eating better variety, whether for improved health, weight loss, or just as a counterbalance to… read more

A resurgence in “desperation” pies

January 1, 2016 by
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  Restaurants aiming to craft menus for local and seasonal products often run into a snag when it comes to desserts. That's why James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd turned to an unlikely resource for a custard pie that he was putting on the menu at his Houston restaurant. "We have lemons now, but what happens in June, July, May?" Shepherd… read more
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