July 2018 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

July 23, 2018 by
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We have an incredible community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club and Sweet Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, places  where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. Here on the site our recipe notes feature - completed by members and our indexers - help share… read more

Have cooking competition programs become too difficult?

July 22, 2018 by
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There is no denying that competition cooking programs have changed in the years since Iron Chef debuted on Food Network nearly twenty years ago. While that show provided challenges for its competitors, the stakes have become increasingly elevated over the years. This intense pressure has a downside, says Nell Frizzell of The Guardian, who wonders whether these cooking competitions have become… read more

July 2018 New Cookbooks Review

July 22, 2018 by
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Every month when I start the cookbook roundup, I feel like it can't possibly have been 30 days already since the last but here we are in hump month - more than half-way through 2018! The remainder of this year has many good things in store and my Cookbooktober post contains a breakdown of the must have titles while the… read more

Los Angeles restaurant critic Jonathan Gold has died at age 57

July 21, 2018 by
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The Los Angeles Times has reported that award-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold has died of pancreatic cancer. Gold wrote about the Los Angeles dining scene for over thirty years, earning numerous James Beard Awards and a Pulitzer Prize in the process. Many of his reviews were compiled into a book, Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles.… read more

Saveur Food Blog Nomination

July 21, 2018 by
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If at first you don't succeed. Try, try again. It's that time of the year again - the Saveur Food Blog Nominations are open.   Our team at Eat Your Books loves cookbooks as much as our members do. We work hard to provide cookbook news, promotions and news from the culinary world. This year our weekly Kindle deals posts… read more

Is there a downside to Cookbooktober?

July 20, 2018 by
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Cookbook lovers look forward to the end of year, when the bulk of quality cookbooks hit the shelves in anticipation of the holiday seasons. October is the month with the most releases. In fact, there are two days in October that each have more cookbooks being released than the entire month of April, according to Matt Sartwell of NYC's Kitchen… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYB Book Previews

July 20, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our latest feature,  EYB Book Preview, allows you to view an extract from… read more

The Flavor Matrix – James Briscione with Brooke Parkhurst

July 19, 2018 by
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The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes by James Briscione and Brooke Parkhurst is a revolutionary new guide to pairing ingredients, based on groundbreaking research into the chemical basis of flavor. As an instructor at one of the world's top culinary schools, James Briscione thought he knew how to mix and match ingredients.… read more

What’s in a name? The backlash against vegan ‘milk’, ‘meat,’ and ‘cheese’

July 19, 2018 by
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To some people, allowing non-dairy beverages to use the word "milk" in their name is not a pressing issue. But to dairy farmers, it seems vitally important. So it's not a huge surprise the chief of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently announced that his agency will crack down on the use of the word "milk" to describe non-dairy… read more

French Grill – Cookbook GIveaway

July 18, 2018 by
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Susan Herrmann Loomis states that barbecue was invented in France. When the Gauls were racing through lush forests in what is now Brittany, Normandy, and the Loire Valley, hunting game, they would return to the village, build a fire, and split their prize from barbe a queue (head to tail) for roasting. While we'll never know for sure who sparked… read more

Madeleine Kamman has died at age 88

July 18, 2018 by
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We have just learned of the passing of Madeleine Kamman, a pioneering French chef, restaurateur, and mentor to hundreds of chefs. Kamman was born in Paris and started her culinary career in 1940 at her aunt's restaurant in the Touraine region of France. She moved to America with her husband in 1960, where she became a revered culinary instructor. She opened… read more

Tuscany by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi

July 17, 2018 by
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In 1997 restaurateur, Giancarlo Caldesi met artist, Katie. He fell in love with her painting and she with his pasta. They now sit at the helm of two restaurants, Caffé Caldesi and Caldesi in Campagna, run a busy cookery school, have authored a library of cookery books and have two sons.  The cooking couple's latest title, Tuscany: Simple Meals and Fabulous Feasts… read more

Celebrating another milestone

July 16, 2018 by
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The EYB indexing team is always working diligently to make sure the best new releases are indexed as soon as they are published. Their hard work has allowed us to hit another milestone of 8,000 books indexed on EYB. What book was the 8,000th? How to Instant Pot by Daniel Shumski which has an  for our members to take a look at… read more

What James Beard had to say about onions

July 15, 2018 by
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Onions are indispensable in my kitchen. I usually have at least two types on hand at any given moment (red and yellow) and frequently even more. They are essential to many dishes. I'm far from the only fan of onions, of course; they are favored by home cooks and chefs alike. One of the onion's biggest fans was James Beard,… read more

Too Good To Waste by Victoria Glass

July 15, 2018 by
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Jamie Oliver has stated that the Western world wastes three times the amount of food needed to feed the planet's hungriest people and that up to 50% of our household food will get thrown away every week, untouched. Today, we have more food choices at our fingertips than ever before, but the amount we throw away is at an all-time high.… read more

Amazon Prime Day guide

July 14, 2018 by
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Prime Day starts at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT) on Monday, July 16. It runs through 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday night, July 17. (Note it will start at noon in the UK and noon AEST on July 16 in Australia, and will run for 36 hours in both countries. Offers will differ from country to country.) If you're not yet an… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes and the Latest EYB Book Previews

July 14, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our latest feature,  EYB Book Preview, allows you to view an extract from a… read more

Spain’s National Library puts historic recipes on video

July 13, 2018 by
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Talk about a cookbook collection - Spain's National Library contains an impressive 23,000 food-related works, some of which date back to the 1400s. In an effort to raise awareness about these unique and ancient works, the library is embracing a modern techology: videos. Partnering with contemporary chefs, they have put together video recipes adapted from cookbooks that span the centuries.   In… read more

Are you a messy eater? Wear those stains with pride

July 12, 2018 by
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It never fails: any time I wear a light-colored shirt while eating, I will splash tomato sauce, berries or chocolate sauce on it, creating an indelible stain. Dark colored clothing will get the same treatment in reverse, with a white sauce, yogurt, or something equally contrasting. When this happens, I attempt to discreetly daub the stain with a napkin and… read more

Ostro by Julia Busuttil Nishimura

July 12, 2018 by
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura started her blog Ostro in 2014 and has steadily gained a strong and loyal following for her uncomplicated, seasonal food. As an Australian of Maltese descent and a fluent Italian speaker, who is married to a Japanese man, Julia expertly brings together a broad range of cuisines and culinary influences using the very best produce available. Her style is… read more

Mouneh

July 11, 2018 by
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Obtaining a copy of Mouneh: Preserving Foods for the Lebanese Pantry by Barbara Abdeni Massaadl has been the object of my obsession for the last seven years. If I could reclaim the hours I've spent googling and searching for a copy of this book, I'd be able to take up a new hobby (I'd probably just read more cookbooks). A year ago… read more

New cooking column from the NY Times

July 11, 2018 by
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Alison Roman's recent cookbook Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes immediately garnered a loyal following for its simple, delicious dishes that are full of timesaving techniques. Roman has been a senior food editor at Bon Appetit magazine and formerly worked as a pastry chef at places such as Quince in San Francisco and Momofuku Milk Bar in New York. She has also contributed to some… read more

You’ll ‘bug out’ over this cookbook

July 10, 2018 by
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Are you interested in eating insects? For most US residents, the answer to that question is "not yet." Although alternative proteins are multiplying rapidly, people in the US are resisting items that are commonly consumed in other cultures such as grubs or insects. If you aren't ready for whole bugs, Robyn Shapiro (a former marketing executive with Ralph Lauren), hopes… read more

Fire Food by Christian DJ BBQ Stevenson

July 10, 2018 by
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Christian "DJ BBQ" Stevenson had a successful career as a radio and TV broadcaster before his passion for cooking over fire changed his course. He is now the second most popular BBQ in the world on YouTube as well as a regular on Jamie Oliver's FoodTube channel.  Stevenson's first book entitled, Jamie Oliver's Food Tube: The BBQ Book, was a big… read more

July 2018 Cookbook Previews and Newest EYB Book Previews

July 10, 2018 by
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It is hard to imagine that we have just another month before the rush of cookbook releases start in August. From August to November, our previews and monthly summaries will be massive, but this month's will be short and sweet. We are busy working behind the scenes in preparation for the books that are headed our way.  This month I'll be… read more
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