Cal Peternell’s guide to the kitchen

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

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

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

Dorie’s “behind the kitchen door” desserts

Dorie Greenspan, part-time Parisian and patron saint of American home bakers, is out with her 11th cookbook, Baking Chez Moi (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), in stores now. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy.) We're delighted to announce that we've indexed all of Dorie's recipes - eleven cookbooks, newspaper and magazine articles, and posts from her blog,… read more

Recipes with warmth and ease in The Kitchn Cookbook

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

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

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

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

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

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

Embrace the ebb and flow of seasons with Annabel Langbein

Popular author Annabel Langbein follows the rhythms of her New Zealand garden in her latest cookbook, Through the Seasons. EYB members in Australia and New Zealand can enter our contest for a chance to win one of three copies of the book. And check out our  events calendar for Annabel's book tour of New Zealand. She celebrates the timeless cycle of growing, harvesting, cooking,… read more

Favourites across the board

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

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

Building blocks of Mexican cuisine

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

Lost in translation: notes from The Messy Baker

Charmian Christie is the force behind the blog The Messy Baker, and her writing has been featured in magazines like Natural Health, Relish, More, Edible Toronto, and The Globe & Mail. Charmian has just released her first cookbook, The Messy Baker. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win one of three copies and check out our  events calendar for details of… read more

Why it’s better from scratch

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based food and travel writer, food stylist, and cookbook author. Her work has been featured in magazines such as Cooking Light, Sunset Magazine, Fine Cooking, and Bon Appétit. Although her home base is in Oregon, Manning travels the globe studying the cuisines of diverse countries including Thailand, Italy, France, and Mexico. The author of last year's book on… read more

History to chew on

When people think of Vietnamese food, one of the first things that comes to mind is banh mi. While many people love these sandwiches, they may only know a smidgen of the history behind them. Lucky for us, Andrea Nguyen knows the fascinating history of the sandwich that inspired her latest cookbook, The Banh Mi Handbook. (You can enter our… read more

The “Cluck Team” on fried chicken

Fried chicken: whether you love it extra-crispy or cold on a picnic, you're sure to find your favorite style of this iconic American food in Lee Brian Schrager and Adeena Sussman's new cookbook, Fried & True.  This cookbook takes us on a journey to find the best regional fried chicken and side dish recipes. Mr. Schrager is the founder of the South… read more

Orangette pens a memoir

Molly Wizenberg's popular blog Orangette, and her first book, My Homemade Life, are both indexed on EYB and can be found on many EYB members' Bookshelves. Molly has just published a second book, Delancey, a memoir that chronicles the opening of the restaurant she co-owns with her husband Brandon, and how that stressful time triggered the first crisis of her young marriage. The book features… read more

Be flexitarian with Bittman

Mark Bittman is a fixture on many EYB member bookshelves, both because he's written several excellent cookbooks and because every one of his recipes is indexed on the EYB site (15,643 and counting). A former columnist for the Times Dining section, this prolific author is now back with the groundbreaking The VB6 Cookbook (Vegan Before 6 P.M.), where he provides the tools needed to make the… read more

Michael Ruhlman extolls the virtues of the egg

Michael Ruhlman is an award winning writer whose cookbooks cover numerous subjects ranging from charcuterie to the importance of ratios. While the chicken (more precisely the chicken fat) may have come before the egg in his writing, he gives the egg its due with his latest work, simply titled Egg. Ruhlman graciously took time from his book tour to answer… read more

David Lebovitz takes us to Paris

David Lebovitz has certainly kept busy since leaving a successful career as a pastry chef in San Francisco to move to France and begin a career in writing. His seventh cookbook, My Paris Kitchen, has just been released and promises to be another bestseller. (You can win a copy of the book by entering our contest.) On the eve of… read more

The sweet life, sans sugar

  Sarah Wilson is an Australian author, tv host, blogger and wellness coach. MasterChef fans may know her as the host of the first season of MasterChef Australia. Her cookbook, I Quit Sugar for Life, has just been released in the United States, so we asked Sarah to discuss the book and provide EYB members with information on sugars and… read more

Andrea Slonecker eggs us on with her latest cookbook

Eggs have experienced a resurgence recently, with the latest science promoting egg consumption as part of a healthy diet and a growing trend for urban dwellers to raise chickens. Andrea Slonecker's new cookbook, Eggs on Top, explores the countless ways that eggs can elevate a dish. We asked Andrea to discuss the book, egg trends, and her favorite way to make an egg.    You can… read more

Michele Scicolone wants you to eat your vegetables

Michele Scicolone is no stranger to Italian food. She's written prolifically on the subject, publishing several cookbooks that range from appetizers (The Antipasto Table) to desserts (La Dolce Vita) and everything in between. Her latest effort is The Italian Vegetable Cookbook: 200 Favorite Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Pasta, Main Dishes and Desserts. You can win a copy of the book… read more
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