IACP announces cookbook award winners

March 16, 2014 by
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The IACP, at its annual conference held this year in Chicago, announced the winners of its 2014 cookbook awards. Stone Edge Farm Cookbook, a self-published cookbook from the vineyard/farm of the same name, took top honors as Book of the Year and also won the Julia Child Award for first cookbook. While The A.O.C. Cookbook may have been defeated in… read more

Making the Grade

March 9, 2014 by
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Last week we learned that fabled New York City restaurant Per Se received a large number of violations during its latest health inspection. This resulted in a "grade pending" while the restaurant appeals the report. (Some news outlets inaccurately reported the restaurant had received a "C" grade.) When diners see a bad restaurant "report card," they may think of rats… read more

And the nominees are…

February 26, 2014 by
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It's the end of February, so it must be time for culinary award season to begin. We've already addressed Food52's The Piglet competition, which is in the quarterfinal round, the James Beard Foundation cookbook awards, which will be announced on March 18 (read about JBF restaurants and chef semifinalists), and the IACP nominees were also recently announced. Without further ado,… read more

The EU and Danish governments are protecting consumers against…cinnamon!

January 12, 2014 by
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Under the general heading of "Huh?" comes this story. It turns out that Danish bakers, when baking the classic Danish pastry treats "kanelsnegel" (cinnamon roll) and "kanelstang" (cinnamon twist) during the Christmas season violated a European Union rule against too much cinnamon. According to a widely printed Associated Press report, Danish cinnamon rolls too spicy for EU rules, "The Danish Veterinary… read more

An early Christmas present inspires a big thank you!

December 24, 2013 by
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It's a time for joy and a time for thanks. And we are thankful for many things here at EYB - our members, especially. So in that spirit we'd like to take a moment to thank our friends at New Zealand's Taste Magazine. They've published an article about us that does an excellent job of summing up why we're so… read more

Break out the crystal ball: Next year’s hot food trends

December 22, 2013 by
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As the New Year approaches, crystal balls are being brought out of the closet and food trends for 2014 are being forecast. We've uncovered three that create some interesting ideas to ponder: Eatocracy has Eat This List: 2014 food trend predictions. Two of their editors each describe 5 trends, along with some honorable mentions. The article has full explanations behind… read more

The secret to Domino’s pizza success isn’t the pizza

December 2, 2013 by
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Every now and then we like to look at the business behind food, and this article in the Motley Fool struck us as interesting. The article discusses the surprising continued growth experienced by Domino's pizza chain. The growth is not, as you would expect, from new stores - same stores sales have increased for 79 straight quarters. And it isn't… read more

Mark Bittman’s surprisingly positive view on industrial tomatoes arouses debate

August 19, 2013 by
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In his NY Times column, The Opinionator, Mark Bittman recently wrote of a visit he took to California to scope out why industrial canned tomatoes can taste better than even the "heirloom" tomatoes he buys at the grocery store. His article, Not All Industrial Food is Evil, starts out with no pretense that he isn't skeptical: "So, fearing the worst… read more

The dirt about “superfoods”

August 14, 2013 by
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We're on a bit of a nomenclature binge, discussing the definition of the word "pizza" yesterday, noting the now legal definition of "gluten-free" last week,  and today taking a look at the word "superfood."  This is a word that's been used quite a lot recently and ostensibly means a food that is packed with nutrients, vitamins, or other beneficial attributes,… read more

The link between food and rituals

August 12, 2013 by
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The New York Times has a fascinating article called Rituals Make Our Food More Flavorful  that provides incentive to mull over how we eat, as opposed to what we eat. Studies published in Psychological Science found that "rituals appeared capable of enhancing the enjoyment not just of treats like chocolate or lemonade but even baby carrots." Examples of rituals include… read more

Is food writing sexist?

August 9, 2013 by
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Here's something to mull over on the weekend: Is food writing sexist? Frankly, we had never thought about this question, but  L.V. Anderson over at Slate has a decisivie article called Hey Food Writers, Stop Comparing Food to Women in which she maintains that it is indeed sexist and has to stop. Anderson started on this track by noticing an Alan… read more

Unveiling laboratory-grown hamburgers

August 7, 2013 by
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The biggest news this week is the unveiling and testing of the first laboratory-grown hamburger - you can read all the details in NPR's Long Awaited Lab-Grown Burger Is Unveiled in London. In a nutshell Google cofounder Sergei Brin donated $300,000 to fund the growth of a hamburger from a few stem cells extracted from a cow's shoulder muscle. After… read more

Finally, “Gluten Free” is now legally defined

August 6, 2013 by
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Whether you need to shop for a gluten-intolerant diet or not, it's impossible to avoid seeing that label in grocery stores - it's become omnipresent. However,  many people may not have realized that, until now, there have been no official requirements to back up a "gluten-free" label. Congress asked the FDA nine years ago to define the concept and gave… read more

What makes a good cookbook app

August 2, 2013 by
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Yesterday, we wrote about the success of the cookbook Jerusalem - success partically driven by social media. Since we were discussing the effects of technology on cookbooks, we decided to delve into a related area, and share this article from App Storm on what makes a good cookbook app. In The Future of Cookbook Apps on iPad, Jessica O'Toole first… read more

Are these the 9 best global food magazines?

July 31, 2013 by
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Everybody loves lists - if, for nothing else, than to disagree with them. So we wanted to present The Daily Meal's Ten Best Magazines From Around the World as a topic of discussion (the list is, actually, only of 9 magazines). Of course, many might argue that internet recipes are eliminating the need for food magazines (Gourmet blamed the internet… read more

Finally – a realistic way to determine what’s good for you to eat

July 29, 2013 by
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Because the amount of nutritional information out there is humongous, often contradictory, and may or may not have any scientific validity, we've tended not to post much on the issue. However, it is a body of knowledge that anyone who likes to eat should try to stay on top of - or at least try to be rational about. To… read more

Sour may be the new hot and spicy

July 19, 2013 by
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  Apparently, sour is the new spicy- i.e. the latest taste craze sweeping the U.S. (and other parts of the world). Recently we found two sources for this perception.    In Michael Pollan's new book, Cooked, he only presents four recipes backing up his intense discussions of cooking with fire (grilling), water (braising), air (bread), and dirt (fermentation). In the… read more

Intriguing new kitchen tools

July 7, 2013 by
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    The Kitchn recently ran a report from the Total Home Event, held in New York, which highlighted intriguing new kitchen tools from select suppliers. In Check It Out! New Kitchen Tools from Le Creuset, Casabella, Simplehuman & More they describe upcoming items including the rechargeable automatic soap dispenser, silicone jiggers, and a two-in-one vegetable scrubber. The two items that… read more

Using a cicada invasion to get us over the “ick” factor

June 21, 2013 by
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According to Time Magazine, a recent United Nations report states that we will have to eat more bugs to stave off world hunger. In Fight World Hunger by Eating Bugs, Urges U.N., they point out that bugs are a cost-efficient, high source of protein with minimal environmental impact. And, further, that non-Western cultures are already happily consuming them: "The report… read more

The best reaction to Paula Deen’s new butter spreads

June 14, 2013 by
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In case you've been doing something productive, you may not have heard of Paula Deen's new butter spreads. Despite her advocacy of eating a lower fat diet , due to her diabetes, she apparently couldn't resist once again championing butter. She is justifying her advocacy by noting that the butters aren't meant to be used by the pound but are rather "finishing… read more

The next Thomas Keller may have a military rank

May 27, 2013 by
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On this U.S. Memorial Day, we wanted to honor all servicemen and women - regardless of nationality.  And this article from Parade Magazine hits the spot. Titled "How Do You Feed an Army?," the answer is apparently very well - indeed, army food has come a very long way since relying on Spam and MREs (combat field rations, short for… read more

Nutella Day arises from the dead

May 22, 2013 by
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While many food-related controversies don't require much comment, we couldn't pass on the opportunity to enjoy a minor triumph of reason, rationality, and taste. For those of you who have been spending your time on more important things (family, jobs, etc.) and aren't aware of the Nutella Day controversy, here it is in a nutshell. Sara Rosso is a passionate… read more

The Brits discover cake clubs

May 13, 2013 by
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NPR's The Salt recently revealed that the British have developed quite a passion for baking. In Why Britain Has Gone Mad About Baking, they announced "In the last year alone, some 9 million Britons have taken up baking, according to market research firm Mintel. Indeed, the home-baking market grew a whopping 84 percent between 2007 and 2012, according to Mintel. Increases… read more

The Munchie Award winners

May 12, 2013 by
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We were remiss earlier that we didn't acknowledge the winners of the Munchie Awards. As explained by Braiser, which published the results, these awards were created by Andrew Zimmern (most famous for his show, Bizarre Foods). "Zimmern and a panel of 26 experts (chefs, journalists, and media personalities alike) compile a list of nominees in each culinary category which are… read more

Four good reasons to eat chocolate

May 9, 2013 by
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Discussing chocolate is always appropriate, but never more so than approaching Mother's Day. So here's a shout out to The Daily Meal's article, Truth Behind 4 Chocolate Myths. By busting these myths, they produce even more reasons than you may already have for eating chocolate. Check out the article for the full details, here is a synopsis: "Myth #1: Chocolate… read more
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