Lighten up your baking

March 18, 2014 by
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Lorraine Pascale's fourth cookbook, A Lighter Way to Bake, hits U.S. stores today (it was published in the UK last October). Eat Your Books sat down with Lorraine to discuss both her new book and baking's resurgence in popularity. To win one of three copies of this book, enter our contest.   EYB: Your new book A Lighter Way to Bake shows bakers how to… read more

What goes on behind the scenes of a cookbook?

March 13, 2014 by
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Diana Henry is a highly-respected food writer and cookbook author. Her 7th cookbook, A Change of Appetite has just been published in the UK and will be published in the USA in June.  Wanting to eat more "healthy" food Diana set out to explore exactly what that means, and made sure the food was also delicious.  She wrote an excellent post… read more

New Orleans chef Donald Link shares his love of Southern cooking

February 25, 2014 by
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Chef Donald Link is a very busy man. Not only does he operate some of New Orleans' most highly-acclaimed restaurants (Herbsaint, Cochon, and Pêche Seafood Grill), the James Beard Award-winning chef is actively involved in the New Orleans community and has just completed his second cookbook. Chef Link graciously took time out of his hectic schedule to answer our questions… read more

Susie Middleton’s life on the farm inspires a new cookbook

February 12, 2014 by
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Susie Middleton is likely familiar to many of our subscribers. She is the former chief Editor for Fine Cooking magazine, and has previously published two cookbooks dedicated to vegetables, Fast, Fresh & Green: More than 90 Delicious Recipes for Veggie Lovers, and The Fresh & Green Table: Delicious Ideas for Bringing Vegetables into Every Meal. These cookbooks have earned Susie… read more

Meet Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough – 22 cookbooks and counting

January 27, 2014 by
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We were delighted recently to have a chance to interview Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of the just-published The Great American Slow Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Day and Every Size of Machine. Actually, this is only the  most recent cookbook they've written together - there are 21 others from this New York/Texan duo. Mark and Bruce make a fun team -… read more

Megan Gordon shares her delight in breakfast

January 15, 2014 by
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Megan Gordon is a Seattle-based blogger and a cookbook author  -and an ex-English teacher. Her blog, A Sweet Spoonful, emphasizes natural/whole foods, seasonal ingredients, and whole grains. Her new cookbook, Whole-Grain Mornings: New Breakfast Recipes to Span the Seasons, narrows the focus just a bit to concentrate on breakfasts. And we're delighted to be able to give three copies away to… read more

Publisher Profile: Alta Editions produces easy-to-use online cookbooks

December 17, 2013 by
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We're straying a bit from our usual author profile to profile a publisher - Alta Editions. Alta is part of a new wave of publishers that focuses on online publications for computers, tablets, and smart phones. They just published the first volume (The Journey) of an online cooking subscription series which features personal stories and recipes from top chefs such as… read more

Chad Robertson tells us why the world needs a new baking book

December 14, 2013 by
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Chad Robertson, owner of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, has been called "a bread genius," "one of the most admired bakers in the U.S.," and "the cult prince of American bread making."  Already the author of two books named after his bakery, Tartine Bread and Tartine: Sweet and Savory Pastries, Tarts, Pies, Cakes, Croissants, Cookies and Confections (the latter co-authored with Elisabeth… read more

Stephanie Stiavetti raises macaroni and cheese to new heights

December 12, 2013 by
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Macaroni and cheese is, to many, the ultimate comfort food - whether it comes out of a box or from an ages-old recipe. But like many old and somewhat worn items, it's deserving of a make-over. Stephanie Stiavetti, with co-author Garrett McCord, does just that in her new book, Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese.  In the book, "We've… read more

Allison Robicelli rescues cupcakes from cutesy-wootsy bakeries & ignorant critics

November 24, 2013 by
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For those of you who may not live in the New York City area, Matt and Allison Robicelli are iconic bakers, specializing in cupcakes, whoopie pies, and other items reputedly too addictive to resist - their Chicken n'Waffles flavor is legendary. Until recently, they were exclusively wholesale bakers, with fans signing onto their website to find out which flavors were… read more

The women of Canal House cook us lunch

November 17, 2013 by
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In 2006  two women: Christopher Hirsheimer, the founding editor of Saveur, & Melissa Hamilton, the director of Saveur's test kitchen, began a new business: Canal House. Originally plannined as a photo and design studio for cookbooks and magazines, the two women soon turned their attention to cooking, developing an innovative plan. Rather than starting a new magazine, they inaugurated a… read more

Sharing Patricia Wells’ passions

October 22, 2013 by
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Patricia Wells certainly needs little introduction. She's not only famous for her 13 cookbooks, food writing, and restaurant critiques but also for her lengendary cooking school in Provence. Her latest book, The French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Lessons from Paris and Provence is a collection of her favorite recipes and lessons from her cooking classes in Paris and Provence. (We're delighted to be… read more

Meeting Valentina Harris

September 25, 2013 by
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Certainly to our U.K. readers, where she is such a well-respected authority on Italian food and food culture, Valentina Harris needs no introduction. For anyone who hasn't met her, she has been writing award-winning cookbooks since 1984, when she published Perfect Pasta. She's now written  over 30 books on Italian food,and still finds time to host  culinary adventures across Europe. Five… read more

Interview with Mollie Katzen

September 20, 2013 by
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Author of the iconic Moosewood Cookbook, Mollie Katzen has been publishing almost continuously since the debut of that culture-changing first book.  But her most recent title, The Heart of the Plate, stands as a testimony to the way eating culture itself has changed both for the author herself and for ourselves as a country over more than 35 years.  And… read more

Lunchtime with J.M. Hirsch

September 16, 2013 by
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  On his blog, Lunch Box Blues, J.M. Hirsch describes himself as "By day, I'm J.M. Hirsch, food editor for The Associated Press and author of   Beating the Lunch Box Blues and High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking. By night, I'm just a dorky dad trying to feed my son a great dinner and pack him a lunch he'll… read more

Interview with Joe Yonan

August 26, 2013 by
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Joe Yonan - a transplanted Texan -  is the Food and Travel editor of The Washington Post, where he's been since 2006 after moving from Boston.  At the Post he authors the "Cooking for One" column, which formed the basis for his first cookbook, Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One. Since then, he's found himself becoming almost entirely vegetarian.… read more

Author Interview: Michael Ruhlman

August 23, 2013 by
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This may be one of the few occasions where an author's book subject matter needs more introduction than the author. Michael Ruhlman's first book was the ground-breaking "The Making of a Chef" about his experience as a reporter at the Culinary Institute of America, which was followed by a similar journalistic endeavor, The Soul of a Chef. Since then, besides… read more

Learning from Raghavan Iyer

July 24, 2013 by
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  Raghavan Iyer won widespread acclaim with his third book, 660 Curries, Plus Biryanis, Breads, Pilafs, Raitas, and More, rated as a "a must-have for lovers of Indian cuisine." He's back with a new book that is designed to help anyone, regardless of skill level or location, master the flavors of Indian cuisine. In Indian Cooking Unfolded: A Master Class… read more

Meeting Clotilde Dusoulier

July 23, 2013 by
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  Although a renowned cookbook author, Clotilde Dusoulier is probably more well-known for her very popular blog: Chocolate and Zucchini. Based in Paris, her blog has a French twist. And why the curious name? "It is a good metaphor for my cooking style: the zucchini illustrates my focus on healthy and natural eating: fresh produce, artisan goods, and a preference… read more

Interview with William Sitwell

June 28, 2013 by
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William Sitwell describes himself as "a writer, editor (of [our indexed magazine]  Waitrose Kitchen), and presenter who can't stop eating." He talked to us about the unique approach and inspiration behind his new book,  A History of Food in 100 Recipes (to enter and win one of three free copies, check out this blog):  "I suppose it all started when a… read more

An Interview with Faith Durand

May 29, 2013 by
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We recently chatted with Faith Durand. Durand, the executive editor of the Kitchn, is not only a blogger extraordinaire (over 11,000 posted), but the author of a recent cookbook, Bakeless Sweets: Pudding, Panna Cotta, Fluff, Icebox Cake, and More No-Bake Desserts. She discussed the motivation and purpose behind the cookbook, as well as the difference between writing a blog and… read more

An Interview with Karen Stabiner

April 24, 2013 by
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We recently chatted with Karen Stabiner. Stabiner, a renowned food journalist, just spent two years with Michael Romano to create a new cookbook, Family Table: Favorite Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home. The book  takes the reader backstage at some of New York's most famous  restaurants -- Danny Meyer's Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Maialino and… read more

Interview with Deborah Madison

March 27, 2013 by
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We recently sat down with Deborah Madison, winner of too many IACP, Julia Child, and James Beard awards for her vegetarian cookbooks to list. She has just added a new one: Vegetable Literacy. This book uses a unique approach, which she describes on her website: "Families are about similarities and relationships, and it's as true with plants as it is… read more

An Interview with Clifford A. Wright

February 24, 2013 by
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We recently had a chance to chat with Clifford A. Wright. Clifford, a specialist in Mediterranean cuisines, was a winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year and Beard Award for the Best Writing on Food for his 2000 cookbook, A Mediterranean Feast. He just published a new cookbook, One-Pot Wonders, which Susie reviewed in her Cookbook roundup, stating "What… read more

Aida Mollenkamp

January 30, 2013 by
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For this month's author profile, we have a story from Aida Mollenkamp, a TV chef and former editor for chow.com, reminiscing about an accident that would shape her career of choice and the cookbook that inspired it.  Her current book, Keys to the Kitchen (Chronicle), is a kitchen primer with recipes that are simple enough for the new cook yet… read more
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