Kitchen Witch cookbook store set to close

March 18, 2019 by
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The past several years has been a rollercoaster ride for the New Orleans cookbook store Kitchen Witch Cookbooks. We've profiled some of the store's struggles, including a GoFundMe effort to help them cope with a traffic slowdown due to a move. Unfortunately the situation has not improved, according to owners Debbie Lindsey and Philipe LaMancusa. The pair recently announced that… read more

Special St. Patrick’s Day Promotion

March 17, 2019 by
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Whether you celebrate this Irish holiday or not, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful meal today with family and friends. Today, we have a special promotion featuring two of Ireland's culinary stars, Darina Allen and Clodagh McKenna. I had prepared interviews for both of these authors and between their hectic schedules and travel, we haven't… read more

The Plantiful Plate by Christine Wong

March 16, 2019 by
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The Plantiful Plate: Vegan Recipes from the Yommme Kitchen by Christine Wong, creator of yommme.com, has made it her mission to help others discover how delicious mindful eating can be. In this her debut title, she demonstrates how easy it is to prepare hearty, satisfying vegan (and gluten-free) dishes bursting with color and flavor.   With a mix-and-match approach, these recipes… read more

From the Land of Nightingales & Roses

March 14, 2019 by
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Obviously, I am in a Persian state of mind today, earlier I published a promotion for Bottom of the Pot and this afternoon I have From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen by Maryam Sinaiee to share with you. Perhaps my escaping to Persian cuisine has to do with the bomb cycle blizzard we experienced… read more

Low Carb Express, Active, Well Being and Beat Your Bloat Promotion

March 11, 2019 by
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If your new year resolutions are a distant memory, I have a set of titles that will help you regain your momentum (and not additional pounds)! Low Carb Express: Cut the Carbs with 130 Deliciously Healthy Recipes by Annie Bell serves up satisfying low-carb recipes that use seasonal ingredients and can be made in 30 minutes or less. Annie has… read more

The Piglet 2019 has launched

March 10, 2019 by
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The Piglet is back! The oft-times controversial bracket style cookbook competition kicked off its first round this week. Sixteen cookbooks are paired head-to-head, with the winner of each matchup facing another winner in the next round, until only one remains.  As in year's past, this competition features some head-scratching competitions, with books from very different genres going against each other. … read more

March 2019 Cookbook Previews

March 10, 2019 by
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The calm between Cookbooktober (that period that starts late August and ends in November) and Spring releases (February through May) has abruptly ended. March ushers in a selection of titles that I am excited to share details about today with additional information in my end of the month new cookbook review. Back in December when I started my 2019 Preview post, these… read more

A Common Table and CrateChef Box Promotion

March 7, 2019 by
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A Common Table: 80 Recipes and Stories from My Shared Cultures by Cynthia Chen McTernan made my best cookbooks of 2018 list and is one of our May selections in The Eat Your Books Cookbook Club.  This book is one of those sleepers that slipped in with all the major titles of Cookbooktober and because of that did not get the attention… read more

Pleesecakes – EYBD Promotion

March 5, 2019 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Great news – Samin Nosrat is working on a new book

March 5, 2019 by
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EYB Members embraced Samin Nosrat's debut cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking. It ranks in the top 75 cookbooks as measured by number of Bookshelves in the EYB Library, even beating Ottolenghi's recent book by a couple of places. If you count yourself as a fan of Nosrat's writing or her Netflix program, you'll be… read more

Flavors of California

March 4, 2019 by
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Flavors of California: Cooking with Tommy Bahama is the third book Rick Rodgers has written for the island lifestyle brand. Two earlier titles, Flavors of Aloha and Flavors of the Southern Coast: Cooking with Tommy Bahama proudly reside on my bookshelf. These books are my to-go for tasty island fare whether it be Hawaii, the Southern Coast or California cuisine - Rick and Tommy have… read more

The Crock Pot Ladies – Big Book of Slow Cooker Dinners

February 21, 2019 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Carbs – EYBD Promotion

February 19, 2019 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

The Mezze Cookbook

February 17, 2019 by
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Salma Hage, a Lebanese housewife from Mazarat Tiffah (Apple Hamlet) in the mountains of the Kadisha Valley in North Lebanon, has over fifty years' experience cooking. Learning to cook from her mother, mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, and, helping to bring up her nine brothers and two sisters, taught her well how to cook for the whole family. She has also spent… read more

Simply Hot Pots – EYBD Promotion

February 15, 2019 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Gourmand Award food writing and media shortlists announced

February 13, 2019 by
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Gourmand International, which hosts The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, recently announced its shortlists of nominees in food writing and media for 2019. The awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau, and each year, they honor the best food and wine culture in print and digital media. This shortlist is not exactly short, featuring hundreds of books, websites, and programs… read more

Gnocchi, Solo Gnocchi by Christine Y. Hickman

February 12, 2019 by
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Cookbook lovers are a discerning group with high expectations that must be met for a title to enter our coveted collection. Some of us shy away from restaurant books and others only collect those high-end tomes. The criteria for the type of books we enjoy varies as much as our individual personalities. Single-subject books can be a hard sell but… read more

Why is Magnolia Table being overlooked?

February 12, 2019 by
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As we reported in our list of the bestselling cookbooks of 2018, Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines had a superb 2018, smashing through the million-books-sold mark like a rocket. Despite these blockbuster sales, the book did not make the "best of the best" list we assembled, nor did it register on most year-end lists published by well-known cooking sites like… read more

Cassoulet, A Journey

February 10, 2019 by
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For years, friends have been raving about Rancho Gordo ("RG") and when I received the Desert Island bean sampler kit for the holidays (thanks Darcie), I decided to find out more about this company and their products. Apparently, I do judge a bean by its cover and RG's beans are colorful with fun packaging. The humble generic bean in the clear bags at the… read more

Kricket by Will Bowlby

February 8, 2019 by
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During his relatively young career, London Chef Will Bowlby has accumulated a wealth of experience in Indian cuisine. After culinary school and training in the UK, he served as head chef at Cheval in Mumbai, before travelling around India on a food tour for six months. After this, he returned to the UK and worked under Vivek Singh at The… read more

The Jewelled Table by Bethany Kehdy

February 7, 2019 by
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Any book on Middle Eastern cooking draws me in. I fall victim to the vibrant colors of this cuisine, tables overflowing with large platters of fragrant offerings and the community feel of a gathering. Bethany Kehdy's debut title The Jewelled Kitchen (or the US edition Pomegranates & Pine Nuts) is a beautiful cookbook. Now the author is back with The Jewelled Table:… read more

February 2019 Cookbook Previews

February 7, 2019 by
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After preparing the 2019 Preview post in late December, I skipped a preview post for January as it would have been repetitive. We are approaching a new season of cookbook releases with February through April being big months for publishing (not as big as Cookbooktober though!) so I'm back with a preview. If I have a review copy, I have… read more

Double Awesome Chinese Food – EYBD Promotion

February 5, 2019 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

A New Way to Food – EYBD Promotion

February 5, 2019 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Vietnamese Food Any Day By Andrea Nguyen

February 5, 2019 by
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Happy publication date to Andrea Nguyen on her latest title, Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes for True, Fresh Flavors from Ten Speed Press. We have shared the author's events on our calendar so be sure to check if she is in your area.   Andrea Nguyen is an award-winning writer and Vietnam native who is the voice behind the popular Viet World… read more
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