April 2018 Cookbook Roundup

April 24, 2018 by
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Does it seem to you, as it does to me, that the previous month's roundup was just published and here I am already rounding up another? Sometimes keeping up with it all feels like I'm herding cats. Publication dates change, titles change, covers change and I strive to make sure it is all correct and fresh and interesting for our… read more

Eat Your Books Cookbook Club – April 2018

April 24, 2018 by
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April has been a busy month with members enjoying all the dishes they have been making from Chinese Soul Food. The author, Hsiao-Ching Chou, has been popping in the group sharing tips and instructional videos such as a stir-fry demo, a video on making dumplings, and another on reducing the sauce in her Sweet and Sour spare ribs in our Eat Your… read more

A dessert desert on many menus

April 24, 2018 by
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As someone with a voracious sweet tooth, I am often disappointed with the offerings on restaurant dessert menus - if one is even offered. Faced with increasing financial pressures, many restaurants are removing desserts altogether. As a former pastry chef, Alex Stupak (chef/owner of Empellón Midtown restaurant in New York and author of Tacos: Recipes and Provocations) bemoans the current state of… read more

Around the world in 13 cookbook stores

April 23, 2018 by
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  "There's something magical about a cookbook shop..." So begins a recent post on indexed website Food52, and we could not agree more. We also concur with the sentiment that there are too few of these stores in existence, which makes the ones who succeed that much more special. The Food52 article explores thirteen of the best cookbook stores around… read more

Own a piece of Martha Stewart’s history

April 22, 2018 by
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Martha Stewart fans now have another reason to get excited. Not only is she coming to Chopped, but now fans can own a piece of her history. Stewart is auctioning off props from her television shows for charity, specifically the Martha Stewart Center For Living (MSCL) at Mount Sinai Hospital. MSCL promotes access to health care resources for older adults… read more

Chefs and food writers make a big impact

April 21, 2018 by
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Food writers and chefs have always had an impact on the culinary scene, shaping tastes and imparting wisdom about food and cooking. For decades that influence remained in a relatively small sphere with only a handful of people gaining broader recognition. Thanks to the rise of food television, followed by the explosion of social media and blogs on the internet,… read more

Mary Berry’s arrest story

April 20, 2018 by
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Mary Berry's fans are legion. She is one of the main reasons The Great British Bake Off became such a phenomenal success, and her new program is likely to be an instant hit as well. There is one thing her admirers may not know about the 83-year-old, however - she was once arrested at an airport. It happened about 25… read more

A Table in Venice by Skye McAlpine

April 20, 2018 by
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A Table in Venice: Recipes from My Home by Skye McAlpine is an enchanting book that ferries the reader away to the canals of Venice adorned with a canopy of swaying laundry and faded buildings of brick. The book was released in the US, Canada and UK (US and Canadian cover to left, UK to the right) in March. In this debut book… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

April 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 a… read more

How Britain’s smelliest cheese got its name

April 19, 2018 by
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Have you ever come across a food and wondered where it got its unusual name? "There has to be a fantastic story behind that product," you may mutter to yourself. If so, check out Gastro Obscura's article on Britain's smelliest cheese, called Stinking Bishop.  There are no bishops involved in the story, although it does involve pears, monks, and a… read more

Risotto & Beyond – Ruffoni Risotto Pot Set

April 19, 2018 by
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My heart raced when I first read the title of John Coletta's book, Risotto and Beyond: 100 Authentic Italian Rice Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Salads, Risotti, One-Dish Meals, and Desserts. Risotto is Italian comfort food at its finest and to be able to make a great risotto is a gift and one that I have mastered over the last few years.… read more

One butter to rule them all?

April 18, 2018 by
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  If you have read a baking book published in the US in the past ten years, chances are you have come across the word Kerrygold. The Irish butter has become the most popular European-style butter in the United States, and many bloggers and cookbook authors swear by it. Eater explains how a butter from Ireland grew to be the… read more

Rediscovering Russian cuisine

April 17, 2018 by
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  When you say the words 'Russian food', most people immediately think of borscht, beef Stroganoff, or possibly golubtsi. Many dishes everyone believes are classic Russian foods are not, in fact, Russian, according to Maksim Syrnikov. He has spent over twenty years researching pre-Soviet Russian foods, writing several (Russian language) cookbooks in the process. Syrnikov is a man on a… read more

Hong Kong Diner by Jeremy Pang

April 17, 2018 by
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Jeremy Pang descends from a long line of Chinese chefs. He developed his passion for food early on and understood the importance of, and correlation between, basic cooking skills and eating well. Pang credits his father for his love of food as he was the one who encouraged him to try exciting flavours and exotic foods as a boy. After… read more

Spring’s best non-cookbook food books

April 16, 2018 by
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  There is only so much time one can spend reading and cooking from cookbooks (in theory, anyway), but what can one do to remain occupied in the interim? Read other food-related books, of course! You can use Eater's guide to the 10 best new non-cookbook food books to make your library requests or fill up your Amazon cart.  One… read more

Tasting Paris by Clotilde Dusoulier

April 16, 2018 by
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Clotilde Dusoulier, the beloved author of the blog Chocolate & Zucchini, has a new exciting cookbook out this month. Tasting Paris: 100 Recipes to Eat Like a Local shares more than 100 recipes, including both classic and contemporary dishes, as well as 125 evocative photographs that will charm readers. Clotilde is a native Parisienne, who as I mentioned, is the voice behind the… read more

Besh Group and Alon Shaya settle their dispute

April 15, 2018 by
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Several months ago, when the news of sexual misconduct allegations about John Besh came to light, another problem for Besh's restaurant group was also brewing. Chef Alon Shaya, who led the Besh Restaurant Group (now known as BRG Hospitality) establishment bearing his name, said that he was forced out because he spoke up about the allegations. The dispute between the… read more

Turnip Greens & Tortillas by Eddie Hernandez

April 15, 2018 by
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Eddie Hernandez is the chef and partner of Taqueria del Sol, a chain of counter-service Mexican restaurants in Tennessee and Georgia. In life and in his debut cookbook, Turnip Greens & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef Spices Up the Southern Kitchen, the musician turned chef, makes no apologies about his style of cooking where the word authentic doesn't factor in. What is… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

April 15, 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

Edible flowers add a pop of color and flavor

April 14, 2018 by
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  From where I'm sitting in the northern US, spring seems like only a distant possibility even though it is mid-April. We're being socked with a blizzard, and the cold and snow makes one dream about the first pops of color that signal the start of the growing season. Many of the first plants to bloom happen to be edible,… read more

Martha Stewart to be part of ‘Chopped’ next season

April 13, 2018 by
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After managing dozens of successful ventures including publishing, design, writing and several television programs, Martha Stewart could retire to her Maine estate and live a quiet retirement. But that is not the domestic doyenne's style, so it should come as no surprise that she has found another project. Discovery Network recently announced that Stewart would become a judge on the… read more

Bakeland by Marit Hovland

April 13, 2018 by
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My world revolves around cookbooks. Everything about a great cookbook inspires me from the endless possibilities they offer, whether it be the exploration of a new cuisine or soaking in the knowledge of a different culture - they bring the world to me.  I know that I can turn to a cookbook to slip away for a while and take… read more

Ottolenghi keeps it simple in his new cookbook

April 12, 2018 by
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  Show of hands: how many of you have preordered Yotam Ottolenghi's upcoming cookbook Simple? Oh my, that's a lot of hands (mine included)! Four of Ottolenghi's books command the #1, 2, 6, and 8 spots in the EYB Library by number of bookshelves. It's no wonder, as his approachable recipes burst with flavor, color, and texture.  His latest effort,… read more

Meyer’s Bakery by Claus Meyer

April 12, 2018 by
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Claus Meyer, one of the original co-founders of Copenhagen's esteemed Noma, has been taking the world by storm with his fresh, Nordic cooking. The Nordic Kitchen, his first English language cookbook, targeted the home cook with personal family recipes. This book is seasonally organized to take advantage of ingredients when they are at their peak. Delivering 350 recipes and helpful tips for… read more

Bake for SYRIA, the cookbook and the cause

April 11, 2018 by
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#Bake for SYRIA by Lily Vanilli will be released this June to work alongside  these amazing cookbooks #Cook for SYRIA and #Soup for SYRIA to continue to raise money for relief efforts in Syria.  Contributors include: Anna Jones, Bill Granger, Dalia Dogmoch, Deliciously Ella, Dominique Ansel, Helen Goh, Imad Alarnab, Jamie Oliver, Jasmine Hemsley, Jordan Bourke, Lily Vanilli, Maggie Beer, Melissa Hemsley, Paul A… read more
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