The latest travel trend is grocery store tourism

July 10, 2024 by
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For once I can say I was ahead of the game. Wherever I travel, one of the must-do events is go to a grocery store, whether it's a different supermarket brand or an obscure specialty shop. I love to see the unique products, check out how the prices compare, and hopefully snag a few items to take back home. Currently… read more

My Little Cake Tin – Cookbook Giveaway

July 9, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of My Little Cake Tin: Over 70 Versatile, Beautiful, Flavourful Bakes Using Just One Tin by Sinha Tarunima. Tarunima Sinha's glorious cake and biscuit creations are the stuff of Instagram dreams. And yet her baking journey started only when she came to the UK from northeast India in 2001, repurposing… read more

Verdura: 10 Vegetables, 100 Italian Recipes

July 8, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Verdura: 10 Vegetables, 100 Italian Recipes by Theo Randall. In Verdura: 10 Vegetables, 100 Italian Recipes, world-renowned chef Theo Randall shares his 10 favourite vegetables and reveals his preferred ways to cook with them through 100 fabulous recipes. The vegetables that are covered are aubergines, zucchini, asparagus, artichokes, mushrooms,… read more

Food news antipasto

July 8, 2024 by
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While much of the Northern Hemisphere swelters in the wake of heat advisories, in the Southern Hemisphere the winter is a little more chilly than normal. With heating costs soaring, it makes sense to look for ways to stay warm that don't involve turning up the thermostat. One thing you can do is to eat these five warming foods that… read more

Can you eat your way to fewer mosquito bites?

July 6, 2024 by
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Spending a day puttering in the garden or enjoying an alfresco meal in the backyard are delightful summertime activities - at least until the mosquitos come out. They can ruin a lovely sunny day quicker than a popup rain shower. Bug sprays can help you avoid getting bitten, but they often contain chemicals that may be harmful and they usually… read more

The Caesar salad turns 100

July 4, 2024 by
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There are many reasons to celebrate today: Independence Day in the US, EYB reaching 500,000 online recipes, and it's the birthday of the Caesar salad. It's not often that the exact origins of a dish are known, but this one is known down to the exact day. You would be forgiven if you thought the salad originated in Italy, but… read more

Half a million indexed recipes have links to the full recipe

July 4, 2024 by
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It may seem the image is celebrating Independence Day in the USA. But no, it's fireworks for Eat Your Books today passing 500,000 Online Recipes, where one click takes you to the full recipe. 183,000 of these are from cookbooks; 146,000 are from magazines; 88.000 are from ckbk; and the balance are from blogs, newspaper columns and other online sites.… read more

Total recall

July 3, 2024 by
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A food recall is issued almost every day in the US on either the USDA's recall website (for meat, poultry, and eggs) or the FDA's recall website (for all other foods, medicines, and medical devices). The reasons for the recalls vary - undeclared allergens, potential pathogen contamination, metal debris, undisclosed toxic ingredients, packaging defects - and no product categories are… read more

Le Creuset Factory to Table Sale

July 3, 2024 by
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The Le Creuset Factory to Table sale is now live both online and instore and there are so many great deals to be had! If it is on your wish list, the Le Creuset piece in probably on sale! Dutch ovens, braisers, stoneware pieces, dishes and more. One of my favorite pieces is the oval skillet - pictured below -… read more

What’s the best produce (or other food) you ever had?

July 2, 2024 by
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Over the last month in the Member Forum, EYB Members have been posting about the best produce they ever had. Member whitewoods kicked off the topic by recounting the best corn on the cob and best home-grown tomato they had ever eaten. Other Members chimed in, naming morel mushrooms, sugar snap peas, Alphonso mangoes, and the joys of growing your… read more

Food news antipasto

July 1, 2024 by
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You've heard of Detroit pizza, Chicago pizza, New York pizza and maybe even St. Louis pizza. However, there's a new kid on the block vying for the title of best pizza: Sydney pizza. Bianca Hrovat writes that Sydney has developed its own style featuring multicultural influences, "flavoursome fermented bases, leopard-spotted crusts, and wildly creative toppings." (Subscription or free registration may… read more

The evolution of queer cookbooks

June 29, 2024 by
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In 2024, seeing a cookbook that celebrates queer culture wouldn't cause anyone to so much as bat an eyelash, but that has not always been the case. Decades ago, a queer cookbook would have been coded or you would have to know that the author was part of the LGBTQ+ community to understand it as such. A lot of people… read more

The “little luxuries” trend

June 27, 2024 by
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Supermarket checkout aisles are always filled with impulse buy items - chocolate bars and candy, cold drinks, and other things to tempt us as we wait to be checked out. Some retailers have expanded on this idea in times of high inflation when people are hesitating to put larger items into their carts, including the CEO of Whole Foods who… read more

June 2024 New Cookbook Review

June 27, 2024 by
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Can you believe that we are now halfway through 2024! You can keep track of what is coming this year with our 2024 Cookbook Preview and don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. Our June 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary and July 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary can be found at the links provided. Last May we announced that… read more

The best way to clean oil stains

June 27, 2024 by
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Since I wrote about dishwashing liquid yesterday, I thought it would be appropriate to follow up with another post about cleaning. I'm a messy cook and often forget to don an apron so I end up with spills and splatters on my clothing. Few things are worse than a grease or oil stain, which is why I was keenly interested… read more

Don’t go changing those kitchen fragrances

June 25, 2024 by
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There are some kitchen scents that I find nearly intoxicating, such as onions and garlic sweating in olive oil, baking bread, and ripe peaches as they are being sliced. I must admit that I also like the smell of dishwashing liquid as the sink fills with suds - at least until recently. A few months ago, the brand I used… read more

Food news antipasto

June 23, 2024 by
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Many fans of The Bear probably have a crush on the lead character, played by Jeremy Allen White. He's incredibly buff, which some critics say is unrealistic for the role. Is Carmy too fit to be a chef? That's the question Amanda Gabriele put to several industry experts, including chefs, and the reviews are mixed. While chefs have a reputation… read more

Pride Month: How some cookbook stores are celebrating

June 23, 2024 by
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In the United States and most parts of the world, Pride Month is celebrated in June which is dedicated to the celebration and commemoration of LGBTQIA+ pride. Several of our favorite cookbook stores have events planned this month. Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks is part of the Lower East Side Pride Bookstore Crawl in New York City. This coming Saturday, June 29th,… read more

The copyright conundrum

June 23, 2024 by
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Should chefs be able to copyright recipes? It's a perennial question in the industry and the debate has raged on for decades. There are problems with other chefs making bank using a recipe developed by a colleague or mentor, but it is diabolically difficult to parse what would qualify as a dish unique enough to be afforded a copyright protection.… read more

Yellow onions vs. white onions – which to use when

June 22, 2024 by
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A few weeks ago I saw a video by Rick Bayless where he said something to the effect of "friends don't let friend use yellow onions." He was adamant that white onions were better for most Mexican dishes. Bayless did allow that red onions could work in a few applications, but warned viewers to steer clear of yellow onions when… read more

June 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

June 21, 2024 by
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Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we cooked from our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option. We are having a midyear catchup. In September, we will start cooking from new and classic titles. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members discover… read more

Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent – Cookbook Giveaway

June 21, 2024 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent by Renato Poliafito. This title will be released on June 25th and we have special permission to publish the index early for this promotion's purposes. Please be sure to note the author's events that we have shared on our Calendar. Co-founder and… read more

The bro-ification of beverages

June 19, 2024 by
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After purchasing a home espresso maker in an effort to curb my expensive latte habit, I quickly realized that getting a great latte was going to be more complicated than just throwing some grounds into the portafilter (a term I just recently learned) and pressing the start button. This meant I needed to do some reading on the subject. As… read more

Forget trends, bring back the croissant

June 18, 2024 by
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We've written before about croissants made in various shapes plus croissant mashups like the Cronut, the Cruffin, and more recently, Crookies. While chefs like Lune's Kate Reid say that the evolution of yeasted, laminated dough is helping the bottom line of bakeries around the world, Eater's Jaya Saxena says enough is enough. She believes the trends are harming the pastry… read more

Modern Asian Kitchen Cookbook Giveaway

June 18, 2024 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Modern Asian Kitchen: Essential and Easy Recipes for Dim Sum, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Ramen, Rice Bowls, Bibimbaps, Pho, and More by Kat Lieu. Modern Asian Kitchen: Essential and Easy Recipes for Dim Sum, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Ramen, Rice Bowls, Bibimbaps, Pho, and More by Kat Lieu is the second cookbook from the… read more
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