Playing the ingredient name game

May 29, 2019 by
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The internet has done wonders to connect food lovers across the globe. In addition to website and blogs that share information from every country with the world, there are oodles of cookbook clubs that operate on social media no matter their location (like the EYB Cookbook Club and EYB Sweet Ottolenghi clubs). I belong to a handful of additional cookbook… read more

Operation BBQ & Smoked Promotion Two Book Giveaway

May 29, 2019 by
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Titles:  Operation BBQ: 200 Smokin' Recipes from Competition Grand Champions by Cindi Mitchell and Stan Hays  Smoked: One Man's Journey to Find Incredible Recipes, Standout Pitmasters and the Stories Behind Them by Ed Randolph  What's to love Operation BBQ: Two hundred award-winning recipes including vegetables, soups and desserts from grand champions who volunteer for Operation BBQ. The Operation BBQ teams volunteer… read more

If you can’t beat it, eat it

May 28, 2019 by
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Do you know the old saying "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em?" A new cookbook takes a similar tack to that adage, but instead of joining the problem, it suggests that you eat it. Gastro Obscura brings us the story of a Tasmanian cookbook dedicated to helping combat invasive species.  Titled 'Eat the Problem', the book features recipes for… read more

May 2019 Cookbook Review

May 27, 2019 by
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Here in the US, Spring releases are almost behind us and now we begin the anticipation of Fall cookbooks. Between now and then there will be plenty of cookbooks to keep us lovers happy until then. Below you will find a brief summary of titles that I have had the pleasure of reviewing. If I am not in possession of… read more

May 2019 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

May 26, 2019 by
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We have an incredible community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club and Sweet Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, places where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. This month we've been cooking from the following titles: Main selection: A Common Table or The Food… read more

Francis Lam talks food and podcasting

May 26, 2019 by
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When Francis Lam took over the reins for The Splendid Table, it was anyone's guess on how the show would fare after losing its long-time (really, only) host Lynne Rossetto Kasper. It's fair to say that Lam has exceeded expectations, especially given how beloved and integral Kasper was to the program. Recently Grub Street sat down with Lam for a… read more

Spice support: cumin

May 25, 2019 by
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Few spices are as versatile or universally employed as cumin. Originating in the Middle East (or possibly the Nile Valley, depending on which source you believe), cumin is one of the world's oldest spices with a culinary history that dates back over 6000 years. Cumin is a member of the parsley family, and its seeds look a lot like caraway… read more

Take your knife skills to the next level

May 24, 2019 by
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I don't know about you, but I could always use a little help with my knife skills, especially on how to get them sharp and keep them that way. That is why I immediately clicked on Food52's recent post about a knife sharpening demonstration video from none other than Jacques Pépin.  The video is as much a demonstration of proper… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

May 24, 2019 by
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Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. With EYB, a member can create their own personal Bookshelf and quickly find recipes from their cookbooks, food magazines, food blogs, personal recipe clippings, and favorite online recipes. New cookbooks (as well as older titles) are… read more

Summer grilling looks different these days

May 23, 2019 by
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For the majority of Americans, the upcoming Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of summer. Across the nation, it's a tradition to fire up the grill and pile it high with bratwurst, hamburgers, and ribs, accompanied by cold beer. That scenario is rapidly changing, however, says Food & Wine. They report on a recent study that says not only… read more

Simple & Classic by Jane Hornby

May 23, 2019 by
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Title:  Simple & Classic: 123 Step-by-Step Recipes Author: Jane Hornby About the author:  Jane spent six years on the team at BBC Good Food magazine. She has since made step-by-step cookbooks with Phaidon press, and created hundreds of recipes for the UK's best-loved food magazines and brands including BBC Good Food, Waitrose, Waitrose Food, Jamie, bbc.com/food and The Guardian.  … read more

Thomas Keller talks about his inspirations

May 22, 2019 by
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When you look at the impressive career that chef Thomas Keller has enjoyed, it is easy to forget that at one point he, too, was a beginner. You might be curious as to who influenced him when he was a young chef. If so, you're in luck, because Keller recently participated in a Q&A about his career at a National Restaurant… read more

The Turkish Cookbook – Promotion

May 21, 2019 by
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Title:   The Turkish Cookbook Author:  Musa Dağdeviren About the author:  The chef has been labeled the savior of Turkish cuisine and is the brilliant mind behind Çiya Kebap and Çiya Sofrasi on the Asian side of the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul. He hails from a long line of farmers and bakers, who began working in his uncle's bakery at age five.… read more

Black Sea – EYBDigital Promotion

May 21, 2019 by
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EYBD Title: Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes, Through Darkness and Light. This title was published in the UK in November of last year and is being released in the US this month.  Author: Caroline Eden About the author: Caroline's first book was Samarkand one of my favorite books (see my interview with her and her co-author) who specializes in Central Asia and the Caucasus. She… read more

Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant empire collapses

May 21, 2019 by
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Jamie Oliver became a nearly overnight sensation in the early 2000s, rocketing to fame following the debut of his show The Naked Chef and a slew of cookbooks. He went on to build a restaurant empire, but the glory days of that enterprise are over as twenty-six of his eateries in the UK are now under administration. The change came… read more

Hosting a cookbook swap party

May 20, 2019 by
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Have some cookbooks that just don't thrill you anymore? Want to have new cookbooks without spending any money? If your answer to either of those questions is yes, you might want to host a cookbook swap. Not sure how to go about it? Meghan Walbert Lifehacker offers some tips on how to host a successful swap.  There is no set… read more

Winners of the 2019 IACP Cookbook Awards

May 19, 2019 by
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This year's annual International Association of Culinary Professionals conference was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico. At a ceremony held last evening, the association announced the winners of its 2019 IACP Cookbook, Digital Media, Food Photography & Styling Awards.  It was a good year for both Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen and its former leader, Christopher Kimball. The latter snagged the award… read more

Spice support: star anise and anise seed

May 18, 2019 by
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Although both star anise and anise seed (aka aniseed) share a licorice-like flavor compounds called anethole, the two are unrelated botanically. It's easy to confuse the two because of their similarities, but the two are used differently and possess subtle differences in flavor.  Star anise is the seed pod of an evergreen native to southern China, although it is now… read more

Featured Recipes, Cookbooks, EYBD Previews and Titles, Giveaways and more!

May 17, 2019 by
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Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. With EYB, a member can create their own personal Bookshelf and quickly find recipes from their cookbooks, food magazines, food blogs, personal recipe clippings, and favorite online recipes. New cookbooks (as well as older titles) are… read more

Pucker power – how sour flavors have taken over

May 17, 2019 by
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Sour beer, sour candy, lacto-fermentation: there is no denying that sour flavors are ascending, in homes and restaurants alike. What's the reason behind this trend? Is it a reflection of our environment or something else? Ligaya Mishan explores the topic in a recent New York Times article. Statistics show that foods like kimchi are showing up on more and more… read more

The television series ‘Great Chefs’ celebrates 40 years

May 16, 2019 by
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The televised cooking program Great Chefs recently celebrated its 40th anniversay. It is one of the oldest cooking/travel series on cable. When it debuted in the early 1980s, Great Chefs took a bold step away from most TV cooking shows, taking viewers out of the TV studio and into working restaurant kitchens, profiling some of the world's most well-known chefs. They… read more

Icing on the Cake – Tessa Huff – Cookbook Giveaway

May 16, 2019 by
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Title:  Icing on the Cake: Baking and Decorating Simple, Stunning Desserts at Home Author: Tessa Huff About the author:  Tessa is a trained pastry chef, recipe developer, and food stylist and photographer. Her blog Style Sweet CA is a source of inspiration for bakers. Her debut cookbook Layered is one of my all time favorite cake books. Book tour: Events… read more

Weber’s Ultimate Grilling – Jamie Purviance – Cookbook Giveaway

May 16, 2019 by
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Title: Weber's Ultimate Grilling: A Step-by-Step Guide to Barbecue Genius Author: Jamie Purviance About the author: Jamie's first job was teaching. After graduating from Stanford University, he taught writing at schools in San Francisco and then Indonesia. It was in Asia that he developed an obsession for food (although a self-confessed bad cook). After two years at The Culinary Institute of… read more

Diana Kennedy’s cherished cookbook collection gets a new home

May 15, 2019 by
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One could argue that no one has done more to promote traditional Mexican cooking than a British transplant, the venerable Diana Kennedy. For over half a century, she has diligently researched the cuisine from every region of the country, carefully documenting what she finds and sharing it with the world. She has written a bevy of successful and influential cookbooks,… read more

In praise of the quarter sheet pan

May 14, 2019 by
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I have to admit to being a little late to the party on this, but I did not appreciate the versatility of quarter-size sheet pans until very recently. Why would I want yet another item to clutter my small kitchen when I had a nice stack of half-sheet pans at my disposal? Cathy Barrow's excellent Pie Squared convinced me to try… read more
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