Food news antipasto

August 20, 2023 by
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As if people in the US didn't have enough to worry about with oppressive heat in multiple locations, hurricanes AND an earthquake in California, and tornados in the South and Midwest, now we have to be careful about foamy, exploding watermelons. What's next, locusts?! If you are the kind of person who will take a chance on a foamy watermelon,… read more

Taste Canada releases shortlist for 2023 awards

August 19, 2023 by
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Now in its 26th year, Taste Canada Awards / Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada has announced its shortlist of cookbooks vying for a coveted culinary writing award. Seventy-six cookbooks entered the competition, written by authors from across Canada. The shortlist narrowed the competition to 41 entries, featuring authors from six provinces. The winners will be announced at the Taste… read more

September 2023 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

August 19, 2023 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

Bake it Better cookbook preview, author events, recipes, EYBD Previews, and More

August 18, 2023 by
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The beginning of cookbook season has snuck up on us, once again. Cookbooktober (August through November) is the most wonderful and busiest time of the year. This week, I would like to point out a few authors who will be on tour this autumn and give you a quick preview of a new baking book that you must know about.… read more

Putting a lid on it

August 18, 2023 by
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Kitchen storage is a source of endless fascination and often frustration for people who love to cook. Most of us are not blessed with enormous kitchens that have bespoke cabinets to house anything and everything imaginable, nor do we have picture-perfect cookware or bakeware sets where all the pieces conveniently stack or fit together like Russian nesting dolls. The vast… read more

All about induction

August 16, 2023 by
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My first exposure to induction cooking occurred way back in 1995. The company I worked for at the time had previously ventured into selling appliances but rather quickly decided it was not a good fit for its business model. A few odds and ends remained on a clearance rack in one of the company's retail stores, and among those was… read more

Echoes of kitchens past

August 16, 2023 by
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The Roma tomatoes in my garden are going gangbusters right now, despite highly variable weather this summer. The bounty led to an early canning session that resulted in six pints of whole tomatoes. As I prepared the tomatoes by coring, scalding, and peeling, my mind's eye flashed back several decades to the times when I "helped" my grandmother with her… read more

Baking Yesteryear Cookbook Giveaway

August 15, 2023 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis. As soon as I read about this book, I knew I was going to love it and when I finally got my hands on it - it was a done deal. My only complaint… read more

Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers

August 14, 2023 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers by Anastasia Miari. Anastasia is also the author of Grand Dishes: Recipes and Stories from Grandmothers of the World ckbk published in 2021 which was inspired by her own Greek grandmother. Yiayia is Greek for grandmother. In her second book, Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes… read more

Food news antipasto

August 13, 2023 by
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How old is too old to bake? Minnesota's Marjorie Johnson believes there is no upper age limit, because the spry 104-year-old is busy baking up a storm. She will be entering baked goods into the Minnesota State Fair later this month, something she has been doing since the 1970s. She has racked up scores of blue ribbons and hopes to… read more

Debunking the myth of a ‘national’ dish

August 12, 2023 by
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Occasionally we post an article about the (often dubious) origin stories that go hand-in-hand with a particular region or country. One example is the story of pavlova, in which two countries - Australia and New Zealand - both claim ownership of the dish. James Beard award winner Anya von Bremzen looks at origin stories like this in her latest book, National… read more

Do you make the ‘orphan recipes’ in cookbooks?

August 11, 2023 by
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A white book opened to see the blank inside pages, on a white background
Food writer Bee Wilson recently posed a question to readers on her blog, asking if they were more or less likely to make a recipe in a cookbook where some recipes have photos and others do not. She called these 'orphan recipes' and feels that they are overlooked by most people because they lack an accompanying image. Wilson thinks she… read more

IACP 2023 Award Finalists

August 9, 2023 by
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The nominees for the 2023 IACP Cookbook and Media Awards prove that there remain deep reservoirs of culinary knowledge, cultural heritage, and cooking, baking, and drinks techniques to explore. The books cover wide-ranging subject matter and cultures and the nominees in the American category showcase the diversity of flavors found in this country: Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home by Eric Kim… read more

Does this settle the scone debates?

August 8, 2023 by
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Scones have been an integral part of afternoon tea in the UK for hundreds of years. The recent coronation of King Charles reinforced this tradition and drove sales of scones up by 120%. Clotted cream and jam sales also spiked during the weeks leading up to the coronation. This week is Afternoon Tea Week, so scones are again front and… read more

Food news antipasto

August 6, 2023 by
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Peeking inside celebrities' kitchens and pantries is a source of fascination for people. It may be so popular because it's a way to relate to the celebrities (they're just like me because they have [insert your favorite item] in their fridge!) or perhaps because it offers a glimpse into a lifestyle few of us can afford (think Kim Kardashian's enormous… read more

Increase your cooking intelligence with RecipeIQ

August 4, 2023 by
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One of the things I miss about the recipe app that I once used (now defunct) is that it quickly calculated nutritional information based on the ingredient list. While there are a handful of websites that offer such calculations, they are tedious to use and have all manner of annoying pop-up advertisements. However, I've recently learned about a new app… read more

A preview of Amy Thielen’s Company, EYBD Previews, Recipes and More

August 4, 2023 by
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Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others gets an award for causing me the most anxiety. It was first to be released in the fall/autumn of 2022, then it was moved to the Spring of 2023 and finally given an August 29th, 2023 date of release. Amy Thielen has become a friend since her TV show and first… read more

Brouhaha over burrata

August 2, 2023 by
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Food writer Tammie Teclamariam (winner of a Best Emerging Voice award from the James Beard Foundation in 2022) stirred a hornet's nest with her recent opinion piece for Grub Street titled "A Big Fat Blob of Boring: Can we cool it with all the burrata balls?" As quickly as you could say "comment", a division emerged between those who agreed… read more

Mourning the loss of Canadian culinary icon Rose Murray

August 2, 2023 by
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We learned the sad news that Rose Murray, a Canadian culinary icon and celebrated cookbook author, has passed away. Her food writing regularly appeared in Canadian Living, The Globe and Mail and other publications, and she was frequently featured on national TV. Rose took a roundabout path to becoming a treasured culinary figure. She received a university degree in English… read more

Food news antipasto

July 30, 2023 by
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In a surprise move, Cher recently said that she is getting into the frozen desserts game with a line of gelatos under the brand name Cherlato. The singer said the launch was years in the making. In the Instagram post announcing the new project the New Zealand based ice cream and gelato supplier Giapo Kitchen was tagged, indicating that it… read more

Some (in the UK) like it hot

July 29, 2023 by
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In the United States, hot sauce has been a favorite condiment for many years (remember Hillary Clinton talking about keeping a bottle in her purse?), and the love for spicy food has likewise been around for a long time. Until recently the love for fiery foods has not taken root across the pond in the UK, but that seems to… read more

No Famous Chocolate Wafers? No problem.

July 28, 2023 by
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Nabisco recently roiled home bakers by announcing that they were discontinuing their Famous Chocolate Wafer cookies. People relied on these dark, crumbly cookies for no-bake cakes and crumb crusts, and bakers lamented the loss so much they started a petition for Nabisco to change its mind. Whether or not this petition is successful, you may want to have a backup… read more

Time & Tide Cookbook Giveaway

July 27, 2023 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies Time & Tide: Recipes from My Coastal Kitchen by Emily Scott. Be sure to check out Emily's events which we have shared on our Calendar. Emily's first title Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall (our review) was published in 2021. Now, the author is back with another… read more

July 2023 New Cookbook Review

July 27, 2023 by
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July is a very sleepy month for cookbook releases but there are still a few books to add to our wishlists. Soon I will be preparing the 2024 Cookbook Preview which I usually post in September, but until then the 2023 Cookbook Preview Listing is being kept up-to-date weekly. In May we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s… read more

The latest TikTok food fad isn’t cool, it’s cold

July 26, 2023 by
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You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream, and then we throw it at each other. If the latter half of that sentence sounds bizarre to you, that's because you have not yet seen the latest TikTok trend where ice cream shop workers throw a scoop of their product at another team member. Food and Wine dubs this… read more
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