Recording of the EYB and ckbk Q & A now available

March 21, 2024 by
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Yesterday, we had a great time during our first livestream Q & A with ckbk. As a reminder, last May we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of more than 830 great cookbooks, the majority of which are indexed here on EYB (and more will… read more

Is GBBO sizing up possible Prue Leith replacements?

March 20, 2024 by
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Prue Leith has been the co-host of The Great British Bake Off ever since Mary Berry left following the show's move from BBC to Channel 4. She has been there not only for the regular series, but also for the specialty shows like the holiday themed programs and the Stand Up To Cancer episodes. Last week Leith said she wouldn't… read more

The top cookbooks out this spring according to Epicurious

March 19, 2024 by
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Although Jenny does yeoman's work in keeping us abreast of all the new releases every month, we still like to check in with other food sites about what they are excited by in the world of cookbooks. Sometimes they focus on different books or bring a fresh perspective that might benefit our Members. This time around we're turning to Epicurious,… read more

Beatrix Bakes Another Slice Cookbook Giveaway

March 18, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Beatrix Bakes Another Slice by Natalie Paull. Beatrix Bakes: Another Slice by Natalie Paull is an all-new compilation of colourful, creative recipes to delight fans and newcomers alike. These are the cakes and desserts Nat has loved to eat since closing her cult cafe and bakery in inner Melbourne in… read more

April 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

March 18, 2024 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  We want to get this information out to you so you can prepare… read more

Food news antipasto

March 18, 2024 by
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June Hersh, blogger behind Eat Well Do Good, tipped us to a new ebook called Cooking for a Cause that benefits the largest food rescue organization in Israel, Leket, which feeds displaced Israelis regardless of religion or ethnicity. The book features some of the most prominent names in Jewish and Israeli food including Michael Solomonov, Jake Cohen, Adeena Sussman, Eitan… read more

Are you set for St. Patrick’s Day?

March 16, 2024 by
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St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, and people all around the world will be "Irish for a day" as they celebrate with traditional Irish food and a lot of green-hued items. If you haven't landed on what you will be making for the occasion, the EYB St. Patrick’s Day Pinterest board has a lot to offer. You will find everything from a simple… read more

Almond croissant cookies that went viral, ingredient vendors, Q&A Livestream, and more

March 15, 2024 by
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This week an article from The Kitchn popped up on my radar entitled: I Tried the Viral “Almond Croissant Cookies” and They’ll Transport You Straight to Paris (I Can’t Stop Baking Them!). I am all for being transported to Paris so I bookmarked the recipe to try (and featured the cookie in our online recipe section below). The Almond croissant… read more

Is surge pricing coming to a restaurant near you?

March 14, 2024 by
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Surge pricing is part of Uber and Lyft's business model, airlines have used it for decades, and other companies are now embracing it - including restaurants. The concept is simple - charge more for items during peak demand times and less during slow times. Fast food chain Wendy's recently walked back a statement from its CEO regarding dynamic pricing after… read more

Flavor – Sabrina Ghayour – Cookbook Giveaway

March 14, 2024 by
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Enter our US & Canada giveaway to win one of three copies of Flavor by Sabrina Ghayour. Sabrina Ghayour's latest cookbook shares over 100 recipes resulting in a collection of simple, delicious, crowd-pleasing recipes with a Middle-Eastern twist. As with all of Sabrina's books - this one is a keeper and filled with dishes that will inspire and bring exciting flavors… read more

Dorie Greenspan says a new cake book is in the works

March 13, 2024 by
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Dorie Greenspan delighted her fans with an announcement sent earlier today to subscribers of her xoxoDorie Newsletter on Substack. It's time to make some space on your bookshelf, and she confessed that she had been sitting on a secret: she is working on a new baking book. With a working title of Kitchen Bakes, it focuses on simple cakes for… read more

Saveur magazine returns to print

March 11, 2024 by
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For fans of print media and especially those of us who miss Saveur magazine, the wait is finally over. Beginning with Issue No. 202 (Spring/Summer 2024), Saveur is back in print - just in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the magazine! As we wrote last year, Kat Craddock, long-time CEO and editor, partnered with an investor to purchase… read more

Modernist Bread at Home – Bread School Announcement and Giveaway

March 11, 2024 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one copy of Modernist Bread at Home by Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya. Modernist Bread at Home by Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya is created by the same team behind the James Beard award-winning Modernist Bread as well as Modernist Pizza (IACP 2022 Self-published winner) and Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking (2012 James… read more

Food news antipasto

March 11, 2024 by
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Did Daylight Savings Time catch any of our US residents (Arizona & Hawaii excepted) off guard as much as it did me? I need that extra hour back, if only to spend more time browsing the available items in the Les Dames d'Escoffier (LDEI) annual auction sale. The items range from extravagant trips to a hand made tagine to a… read more

Mother’s Day recipes

March 9, 2024 by
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Tomorrow is Mother's Day in the UK, (it’s May 12 in the US, Australia, and New Zealand). A great way to honor the special women in your life is to make a special treat for them on this special occasion. Whether that means a full meal or a treat like pie or cake that you can deliver, your mom –… read more

New books from Nigel Slater, Rick Stein and more; EYB and ckbk livestream Q & A

March 8, 2024 by
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This roundup will be short and sweet as our monthly newsletter just went out last week. I have to share more exciting titles that have been added to our 2024 Cookbook Preview: Dinner: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes for the Most Important Meal of the Day by Meera Soodha; Return of the Aubergine by Sophie Grigson; What to Cook When… read more

The great pickle controversy

March 7, 2024 by
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Somehow I missed this article when it was first published last fall, but Food & Wine posted about how pickle manufacturers in the US are omitting the word 'pickle' on their jar labels. All of the big names like Vlasic, Mt. Olive, and B&G have named their products things like 'Hamburg chips' or 'Kosher Dill Spears' - anything other than… read more

Give ’em an inch…

March 5, 2024 by
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Have you ever encountered measurements in a recipe that just don't add up? I am not talking about volume or weights (although they can be problematic as well), but rather about size - thickness, diameter, length or width, etc. Sometimes I think recipe writers (or cookbook editors) are not very good at math. This has happened to me a lot… read more

Treats from the Den – Cookbook Giveaway

March 5, 2024 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Treats from the Den by Nickol Hayden-Cady. Nickol Hayden-Cady has been working in the culinary industry for over twenty five years. After settling in Bend, Oregon, Foxtail Bakeshop came to life. Her son's nickname while he was in the womb was baby Foxtail and was the start of her dream to… read more

Food news antipasto

March 3, 2024 by
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File this under everything old is new again: deviled eggs are the latest trendy menu item for restaurants. Of course, chefs are all putting their own spin on the classic, but the basic recipe still provides the underpinning. A few factors are driving the surge including affordability and customer interest in retro dishes. Bistro Freddie’s head chef, Anna Sorgaard says… read more

How long do you keep looking for the ‘best’ recipe?

March 3, 2024 by
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Go to almost any food website and you are sure to encounter several "best" recipes, whether for hummus, macaroni and cheese, burgers, lasagna (like this recent Eater article), you name it, there's a "best" version out there. The folks at Cook's Illustrated made an entire series of books filled with the "best" recipes of their kind, whether it be soups… read more

Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has passed away

February 29, 2024 by
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Dave Myers, one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66, two years after revealing he had been diagnosed with cancer. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers joined the BBC as a make-up artist, and while traveling the world with hit TV series he picked up recipes with Si King, who became… read more

Writing about food is all about the spin

February 29, 2024 by
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Last night I placed seasoned and very lightly breaded chicken drumsticks in the oven to bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes along with a side dish of loaded mashed potatoes (think cheesy mashed). At 45 minutes, I went to check them and they looked great - I flipped them over and turned off the heat to the oven -… read more

Customers decry wonky Wonka experience

February 28, 2024 by
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The easy access to AI image generators have made it almost absurdly easy to get lifelike renditions of scenes that have not and will not ever exist. I've seen dreamy "libraries" and even entire "houses" rendered by AI tools like Midjourney and others that were - at first glance - convincingly real. All you need is a prompt and the… read more

EYB and ckbk livestream Q & A

February 28, 2024 by
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Last May we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of more than 800 great cookbooks, the majority of which are indexed here on EYB (and more will be indexed every week). For all the details, this earlier post. On March 20th at 3… read more
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