Ivy Manning goes veg in her latest cookbook

January 25, 2015 by
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Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based food and travel writer and author of several cookbooks. Her work regularly appears in Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Sunset, Eating Well, and Everyday with Rachel Ray. We caught up with Ivy as her latest cookbook, Weeknight Vegetarian, hit the shelves. EYB Members in the U.S. and Canada can enter our contest for a chance… read more

Me and my cookbooks – Georgeanne Brennan

January 2, 2015 by
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We're pleased to present another installment of the "Me and my cookbooks" series. Many EYB members have told us they enjoy meeting members and special guests through this feature. We'd love to introduce more people, so if you'd like to be featured, just email us at info@eatyourbooks.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgeanne Brennan is an acclaimed food writer who also runs a vacation cooking… read more

Huge America’s Test Kitchen giveaway

December 30, 2014 by
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A bumper giveaway for the end of 2014.  We have several copies of Cook's Illustrated, America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country books to give away.  To enter you need to add a comment saying which book you would like to win and why.  For your entry to be counted you must add on Rafflecopter that you commented - you can… read more

The best cookbooks of 2014

December 23, 2014 by
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  I think I need to take on an assistant for the Best of the Best list - it keeps getting bigger and bigger.  There are almost 300 lists this year from all around the world.  But from day one of counting the votes, there was only going to be one top book this year - Plenty More by Yotam… read more

The best cookbooks of 2014 by the experts

December 21, 2014 by
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Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts.  They read the books, cook from them and then share their knowledge with their customers.  When shopping for cookbook gifts this holiday season, think about supporting your… read more

Haute cuisine for the people

December 1, 2014 by
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Katrina Meynink is a freelance food writer who lives and breathes all things food. She is also a prolific lover of cookbooks. In addition to degrees in journalism and creative writing, she has a Masters in Gastronomy from Le Cordon Bleu and the University of Adelaide, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Taste through the University of Reims, Paris and… read more

Buy 1 EYB Gift Voucher and Get 1 Free

November 18, 2014 by
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Our Gift to You - Limited time offer only - expires Dec 18th We want to make your holiday shopping as easy as possible - and what could be simpler than one click on the link below? For that you will get two gift certificates for the price of one. So not only is your shopping easier but also a… read more

Peek inside Prune

November 13, 2014 by
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Gabrielle Hamilton's new cookbook stands apart, as we've previously discussed. We're excited to announce that we've scored an excerpt from Prune to share with EYB Members, plus you can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy! And don't forget to check Hamilton's tour dates for the book in our events calendar. The excerpt below (click on the photo to view… read more

Get better bread when you make it ahead

November 9, 2014 by
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Donna Currie is an author and food writer for Serious Eats, Whisk Magazine, and the Left Hand Valley Courier, and other food publications. She also has a blog, www.cookistry.com, where she writes about a variety of subjects from bread to corned beef to cocktails. She has just published her first cookbook, Make Ahead Bread. (Enter our contest for your chance… read more

Cal Peternell’s guide to the kitchen

November 7, 2014 by
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Cal Peternell might not yet be a celebrity, but the restaurant where he's a chef is certainly well-known: the legendary Chez Panisse. Chef Peternell has just released a cookbook, Twelve Recipes, inspired not by the restaurant but by his oldest son leaving for college. Peternell realized that, although he regularly made dinners for his family, he'd never taught them the… read more

Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s favorite cookbooks

November 3, 2014 by
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Popular blogger Cathy Barrow created Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Kitchen in 2009, focusing on food preservation and maintaining her "practical pantry." The blog really took off in 2011 when she co-created Charcutepalooza, a celebration of the art of charcuterie. Since then, Barrow has been busy blogging and writing her first cookbook, Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry, in bookstores now. (Enter our contest for your chance to… read more

A new bible from dessert diva Rose Levy Beranbaum

October 31, 2014 by
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Rose Levy Beranbaum has inspired the endeavors of countless bakers, and her new cookbook, The Baking Bible, hits bookstores tomorrow. (Enter our contest for your chance to win a copy.) More than just a retread of The Cake Bible and The Pie and Pastry Bible, The Baking Bible is a magnum opus filled with all-new recipes for scrumptious cakes, pies, tarts, cookies,… read more

Recipes with warmth and ease in The Kitchn Cookbook

October 24, 2014 by
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Faith Durand is Executive Editor of The Kitchn, one of the United States' largest websites devoted to home cooking, reaching over 14 million readers a month. Faith is also the author of Bakeless Sweets, the first cookbook dedicated to pudding and no-bake desserts. Her newest book is The Kitchn Cookbook, coauthored with Sara Kate Gillingham, published by Clarkson Potter and… read more

Ruhlman on paying attention

October 21, 2014 by
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Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman is back with another cookbook, How to Roast. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy of the book.) It's the first in a series of "how-to" books he plans to publish, and he's hinted that the next book will be about braising. Ruhlman provided EYB with an excerpt from the introduction… read more

A plant-strong diet

October 15, 2014 by
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A lifelong omnivore, Karen Page coauthored with her chef-husband Andrew Dornenburg such influential food books as The Flavor Bible, What to Drink with What You Eat, Culinary Artistry, and Becoming a Chef, each of which has sold more than 100,000 copies.  She has just come out with her first solo book, The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, to which Dornenburg contributed more… read more

Celebrate every day with Baked Occasions

October 7, 2014 by
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After years in the advertising business, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito decided to leave their day jobs and open a bakery in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Baked opened in January 2005 to instant rave reviews. Three cookbooks (Baked, Baked Explorations, and Baked Elements) followed in quick succession, and now the dynamic baking duo is back with another… read more

Nautical themes run deep for Renee Erickson

October 6, 2014 by
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Despite owning four Seattle-area restaurants (The Whale Wins, Boat Street Cafe, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and Barnacle), James Beard-nominated chef Renee Erickson somehow found the time to pen a cookbook, A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy and check our events calendar  for various events and signings). This… read more

Baking tips from Jane Hornby

October 3, 2014 by
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Jane Hornby has been happily writing about food for over 15 years. Several of those years were spent at BBC Good Food Magazine where in addition to editing many books in the Good Food cookbook series, she was involved with food styling, writing, and working with some of the UK's top chefs. In 2009, she branched out on her own, writing… read more

Me & My Cookbooks – Yotam Ottolenghi

September 22, 2014 by
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It would be an understatment to say that Yotam Ottolenghi is a popular cookbook author. His vegetarian cookbook Plenty  graces more EYB member Bookshelves than any other single book in the EYB Library. And there is great excitement amongst EYB members at his newest book Plenty More, published this month in the UK and Australia and in October in the USA.… read more

Cookbook store profile – Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks

September 21, 2014 by
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In the late 1990s, Barbara-Jo McIntosh envisioned an epicurean's delight, where food lovers and cooks of all abilities would find inspiration. She opened Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997.  Author of the bestselling Tin Fish Gourmet, Barbara-Jo served on the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards cookbook selection committee for six years.  In 2003, Vancouver Magazine honoured… read more

Ottolenghi fans – it’s here!

September 11, 2014 by
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The wait is over for Ottolenghi fans!  Plenty More is now available - at least in the UK.  You'll have to wait until Sept 26 in Australia and Oct 14 in the USA for your own editions.  Though you can now check out the recipe index on EYB - 156 recipes, continuing the Plenty tradition of innovative ways to cook vegetables.… read more

Favourites across the board

September 11, 2014 by
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Tessa Kiros combines her love of food, travel, and world cultures to create international best-selling cookbooks. Born in London to a Finnish mother and Greek-Cypriot father, she and her family moved to South Africa when Tessa was four. At the age of 18, she travelled the world, learning all she could about the world's cultures and traditions, especially about food. Her latest publiciation, Tessa Kiros… read more

Deliciously gluten-free

September 4, 2014 by
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Erin Scott describes herself as an "unabashed home cook, photographer, and Berkeley dweller who has always been obsessed with food." After being diagnosed with celiac disease several years ago and discovering that both of her children were gluten-intolerant, Erin began the task of removing gluten from the family's diet. While initially disheartened, she soon began to use this change as motivation… read more

World Calendar of Cookbook Events

August 28, 2014 by
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  There are many cookbook-related events going on around the world - author book signings, talks, cooking classes, and more.  But we often never hear about them - or even more frustratingly, we hear about them too late.  Eat Your Books to the rescue!  We have created a calendar of every cookbook event we have heard about.  We will be… read more

Building blocks of Mexican cuisine

August 27, 2014 by
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Hugh Carpenter is an acclaimed teacher and award-winning cookbook author. He has teamed up again with photographer Teri Sandison for a primer on contemporary Mexican cuisine with Mexican Flavors. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win one of three copies.) The book includes classic recipes as well as gastronomic surprises such as banana salsa, quesadillas with papaya and… read more
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