April Cookbook Previews and our latest EYB Book Previews

April 6, 2018 by
 |  5 Comments  |  Leave Comment
April brings yet another exciting month for cookbook releases. My 2018 preview-palooza post contains a breakdown by month of cookbook titles and is updated frequently. I added the following titles and others this week: Honey & Co.: Middle Eastern Recipes From our Kitchen by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich (July - this week cover revealed - see right photo) The… read more

ESSENTIAL, Volume Two Sweet Treats for Every Occasion by Annabel Langbein

April 5, 2018 by
 |  47 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Annabel Langbein shares the best-ever versions of just about every sweet recipe you could dream of and dream you will after looking at the oversized pop-off-the page photos in her latest offering ESSENTIAL, Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion. Take a look at the EYB Book Preview and EYB Recipe Previews for this title and see for yourself. It is brilliant. Featuring everything… read more

The Art of the Pantry – The Art of the Larder

April 4, 2018 by
 |  108 Comments  |  Leave Comment
The Art of the Pantry: Save Time and Money with 150 Delicious Meals Using Everyday Ingredients by Claire Thomson was published in October of last year in the US, previously having been released as The Art of the Larder in the UK the month prior.  Personally, I prefer the word larder to pantry -  it is the anglophile in me. Larder… read more

Herbs by Judith Hann

April 3, 2018 by
 |  91 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Good cooks know that herbs have a transformative power - they elevate an ordinary dish into something spectacular. Fresh herbs add vibrancy and not only incredible flavor but pops of color and enhance the aromatics of many dishes. Take rosemary for instance, garlic bread is wonderful but it becomes extraordinary with the slight essence of rosemary.  Judith Hann is an… read more

The Southern Cast Iron Cookbook & the Stargazer Cast Iron Skillet – A Perfect Match

April 2, 2018 by
 |  104 Comments  |  Leave Comment
The Southern Cast Iron Cookbook: Comforting Family Recipes to Enjoy and Share by Elena Rosemond-Hoerr reflects the past and future of Southern Cooking. The author shares her heirloom recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation.  What's included in this title: 100 Southern recipes for staples and new classics along with beloved family stories of real Southern living.… read more

Simply Citrus – Marie Asselin

March 31, 2018 by
 |  102 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Simply Citrus by Marie Asselin delivers a beautifully photographed book with 60 vibrant recipes using a variety of fresh citrus fruits, including lemons, pomelos, oranges, limes, mandarins, kumquats, grapefruit, and citrus products such as yuzu juice, orange blossom honey, and preserved lemons. Marie's blog, Food Nouveau, won the 2017 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) award for best recipe-based blog. She… read more

Passione by Gennaro Contaldo

March 31, 2018 by
 |  69 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Genarro Contaldo is the Italian legend who taught Jamie Oliver all he knows about Italian cooking and who Jamie has affectionately started referring to as his London dad. Genarro was born just feet away from the sea on Italy's stunning Amalfi coast. As a child, he was taught by his parents how to seek out wild food free-diving for oysters, foraging… read more

How to Eat a Peach – Diana Henry – US/UK tour

March 30, 2018 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
How do we love Diana Henry? Let us count the ways. It is really quite Simple, she gives us Plenty of reasons. Okay, I'll stop now. I was going to go on with a "no I'm not drinking Crazy Water" spiel but the need to roll my own eyes compelled me to cease and desist. We all love Diana, and her… read more

Vegetarian Viet Nam by Cameron Stauch

March 28, 2018 by
 |  89 Comments  |  Leave Comment
If you followed my exploits in New York last month at IACP, you may have noticed a few posts about Cameron Stauch and his debut cookbook, Vegetarian Viet Nam. I am proud to announce that I was the first person to ask the author for his autograph! While at the conference, I was able to take a quick peek at the book… read more

Christopher Kimball’s New Line with Kuhn Rikon, Milk Street The New Home Cooking and Sur la Table Gift Card – Giveaway

March 27, 2018 by
 |  233 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Christopher Kimball has many irons in the fire from the cooking school, his television program, Milk Street Magazine, to penning cookbooks with several coming out this year including Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast, the man is busy.  Recently, I happened upon his Kuhn Rikon cookware line at Sur la Table and had to find out more.… read more

Prawn on the Lawn

March 27, 2018 by
 |  29 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Prawn on the Lawn: Fish and Seafood to Share by Rick and Katie Toogood is a collection of quick, fresh, healthy, and delicious fish and seafood recipes for today's modern cook. The recipes are split into an enticing selection of cold and hot tapas, larger plates, sides, desserts, and cocktails. From their signature Prawn on the lawn dish to succulent Scallop… read more

Tokyo New Wave

March 23, 2018 by
 |  43 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Andrea Fazzari is a Tokyo based photographer and writer who specializes in portraiture, travel, and the culinary world. In her stunning book, Tokyo New Wave: 31 Chefs Defining Japan's Next Generation, with Recipes showcases the new talent of Tokyo's vibrant food scene brilliantly. Profiles of 31 chefs are featured along with portraits, interviews and recipes. The photography is outstanding and is the heart… read more

You’re going to love EYB Book Preview and EYB Recipe Preview

March 23, 2018 by
 |  20 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Cooks and cookbook lovers are visual people. Just as we eat with our eyes first, many cookbook buyers prefer to physically browse through a title at a bookstore or library before making a commitment to purchase the volume.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could thumb through pages from a new cookbook without leaving the comfort of your home? Well,… read more

Shaya by Alon Shaya

March 22, 2018 by
 |  95 Comments  |  Leave Comment
The moment I received Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel by Alon Shaya I posted on social media that our beloved, member favorite Ottolenghi might have some strong competition for best book of 2018.  In the cookbook reviewing world, I struggle every day with adequate descriptions in my writing - beautiful, stunning, gorgeous, inspiring - are overused (not to… read more

Tasting Georgia by Carla Capalbo

March 20, 2018 by
 |  95 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Award-winning food writer and photographer Capalbo has traveled Georgia collecting recipes and gathering stories from food and winemakers. She brings this stunning but little-known country to life in Tasting Georgia: A Food and Wine Journey in the Caucasus. This title won the prestigious André Simon Award as well as a nomination for an IACP cookbook award. The beautifully illustrated book… read more

Work begins on Modernist Pizza

March 20, 2018 by
 |  Leave Comment
  It took six years for Nathan Myhrvold to follow up his groundbreaking world Modernist Cuisine with Modernist Bread, which was published last year. You might expect Myhrvold to rest for a bit, but he's already at work on another project titled Modernist Pizza.  In an announcement on the Modernist Cuisine website last Saturday, the team announced that Myhrvold and Francisco… read more

Guerrilla Tacos by Wesley Avila

March 19, 2018 by
 |  100 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Guerrilla Tacos: Recipes from the Streets of L.A. by Wes Avila draws on his Mexican heritage as well as his time in the kitchens of some of the world's best restaurants to create taco perfection in this his debut book. Los Angeles is known for its wealth of taco trucks and somehow Avila's Guerrilla Tacos has managed to win almost every… read more

Corsica by Nicolas Stromboni

March 18, 2018 by
 |  72 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Corsica: The Recipes by Nicolas Stromboni is a beautifully photographed book celebrating all that is Corsican. Far more than a collection of recipes, the pages here also reflect the people and the landscape of this island while exploring eighty incredible recipes designed to be prepared in anyone's home kitchen. Relatively unexplored by visitors from outside Europe (although it attracts an… read more

Special Offer from Interlink Books

March 17, 2018 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Throughout the month of March Interlink Books will be celebrating women's voices and actions, especially those of the new generation of rising young activists who are not afraid to speak truth to power, challenge media, and fight for social justice, women's rights, and against unjust civil and human rights laws. With every order you place, you will receive a surprise gift… read more

Zingerman’s Bakehouse by Amy Emberling and Frank Carollo

March 15, 2018 by
 |  140 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Since 1992, Michigan's renowned Zingerman's Bakehouse in Ann Arbor has been feeding hungry locals and travelers from across the United States. In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Amy Emberling and Frank Carollo decided to share 65 of their well-tested, carefully detailed recipes in a stunning cookbook, Zingerman's Bakehouse: Best-Loved Recipes for Baking People Happy. From the opening pages that begin with their… read more

Eat Offbeat Cookbook Update

March 15, 2018 by
 |  Leave Comment
  It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since I shared information about a cookbook Kickstarter from a group of chefs cooking to make a difference in New York CIty, Eat Offbeat. That Kickstarter blew up and almost doubled the projected goal of $50,000.  I spoke with the Co-founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat this morning, Manal… read more

The Italian Regional Cookbook – Valentina Harris

March 14, 2018 by
 |  134 Comments  |  Leave Comment
When your father is an English army officer and your mother, an Italian countess, naturally you grow up in a Tuscan castle with all the accruements of same. Such was Valentina Harris' fate to while away the days wandering through vineyards, olive groves, vegetable gardens, and slaughtering chickens. Yes, slaughtering chickens - she could slaughter a chicken by 8 years… read more

A Seat at the Table

March 12, 2018 by
 |  73 Comments  |  Leave Comment
The Beekman 1802 brand has had me longing to live on a farm, make my own goat cheese and collect eggs in a Beekman Shopping Egg Basket since they came to be. Until I can make that dream a reality, I am content to live vicariously through their cookbooks and an occasional purchase from their shop. I want the egg… read more

This month’s exciting cookbook titles – March 2018

March 10, 2018 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Are you ready for another fantastic year of cookbook releases? Surrender and order additional bookcases because 2018 is gearing up to be as exciting, if not more so, than 2017. My preview-palooza post contains a breakdown by month of cookbook titles and is updated frequently. I added exciting titles this week including: The Art of Home Cooking: Recipes for Everyday… read more

Wild Honey & Rye by Ren Behan

March 8, 2018 by
 |  99 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Last September, Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes by Ren Behan was published in the UK (by Pavilion) and I absolutely fell in love with it. I've been biting my nails waiting for its March 2018 release here in the US (by Interlink Publishing) so that we could do a joint promotion and finally the time has arrived! Ren… read more
« Older posts
Newer posts »
Seen anything interesting? Let us know & we'll share it!

Categories

Archives