The publishing path less traveled

August 20, 2024 by
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The number of cookbooks published every year through traditional channels is astonishing. No one person could keep up with each and every book that comes out (although Jenny diligently reviews as many as possible). However, there are more books that don't even hit most people's radar because they are self-published. The world of self-publishing is growing, and the books can… read more

Recipes from Sicily & Recipes from Venice Cookbook Promotion

August 20, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a set of the following books Recipes from Sicily and Recipes from Venice by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi. Three Members will receive a copy of each book. Katie Caldesi and her husband Giancarlo own the Caldesi restaurants and cookery schools based in London's Marylebone, Bray on Thames and Gerrards Cross. Katie is the principal… read more

Food news antipasto

August 19, 2024 by
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Every year my garden has at least one item that grows prolifically. This year it is cucumbers, and I've been running out of ideas to use them before they get limp. I guess I need to follow Logan Moffatt, aka TikTok’s ‘Cucumber Boy’, who has posted myriad ways to enjoy a cucumber salad. Armed with nothing more than a cucumber,… read more

Striking the balance between vagueness and detail in cookbooks

August 17, 2024 by
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As someone who does a lot of baking, I prefer my recipes to be precise. Don't tell me to use 'half an onion', instead please give me a measurement (ideally weight, in grams). Restaurant critic Jay Rayner is the opposite: he prefers instructions like 'a glug of this' or 'a splash of that'. However, recently he had to become a… read more

IACP 2024 Award Finalists

August 16, 2024 by
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The finalists for the 2024 IACP Cookbook and Media Awards were announced last evening. The Awards honor the authors, publishers, and other contributors behind the best cookbooks published each year. Their program requires multi-step, rigorous recipe testing in all relevant awards categories. Awards are given in 16 categories, and one cookbook will be selected by the IACP Executive Committee Members as the… read more

Cookbooktober and author events, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

August 16, 2024 by
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We have entered the busiest time of the year for those of us in the cookbook field - Cookbooktober. August through November will bring a plethora of amazing books for us to add to our Wishlist. To check out the titles slated for publication see our 2024 Cookbook Preview Post. This week I updated our Calendar and while many more… read more

September 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

August 15, 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

Why washing your produce may not be good enough

August 14, 2024 by
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Most of us wash our produce before prepping it for eating or cooking. We've been told that not only does it protect us from foodborne illness, but that it also helps remove residual pesticide residue. While the former may be true, a new study reveals that the latter is almost certainly false. We might want to dig out the good… read more

Why the UK is katsu crazy

August 13, 2024 by
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Food trends are often cyclical - one era's craze spawns a multitude of copycats, dies down, and then gets resurrected years or even decades later. This happened with the Cosmopolitan cocktail, and as chef and cookbook author Tim Anderson writes in an article for Vittles, it is currently happening with katsu curry in the UK, which he is calling the "Katsuification"… read more

Cucina del Veneto and a Quick Bites with Ursula Ferrigno

August 12, 2024 by
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Enter our US/UK/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Cucina del Veneto: Delicious Recipes from Northeastern Italy and the Region's Capital Venice by Ursula Ferrigno. The Veneto is a northern Italian region, lying between the base of the Alps and the Adriatic to the south. It has rich soil, a good climate, and as a result, produces rice,… read more

Food news antipasto

August 12, 2024 by
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Here is a sentence I never thought I would write: Pamela Anderson is coming out with a cookbook later this year. You might say that is no surprise, but this is not the wonderful Pam Anderson who has several well-regarded books to her name. This is blonde bombshell and former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson. The cookbook is titled I Love… read more

When only the worst will do

August 10, 2024 by
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I've been a confessed coffee snob for years, seeking out the best coffee shops near my work, ordering luxe brands to be delivered to my house, and investing in a high-quality espresso machine and grinder setup for my home. Despite this, I still have a soft spot in my heart for instant coffee. I don't mean the new offerings that… read more

Foods that fuel Olympians (but maybe not in the way you think)

August 9, 2024 by
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While most of the buzz about food and the Olympics revolves around what's happening in the Olympic Village restaurants, there is another food nexus to the Games. That connection comes in the form of sponsorships for athletes. Making it to the Olympics takes a ton of time, training and effort, and all of that requires a lot of money. While… read more

Tarts Anon Cookbook Giveaway

August 8, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Tarts Anon: Sweet and Savoury Tart Brilliance by Gareth Whitton and Catherine Way. Gareth Whitton was the head pastry chef at Dinner By Heston Blumenthal before launching Tarts Anon as an online side hustle during Covid lockdowns. It soon snowballed into a hit retail store in inner-city Melbourne, Australia… read more

Saveur’s Q&A with Sara Moulton

August 7, 2024 by
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Sara Moulton's culinary career is long and storied. After graduating top of her class at the Culinary Institute of America, Sara worked in fine dining restaurants, cooked for Julia Child, and was the food editor of ABC’s Good Morning America and was Gourmet magazine’s executive chef before the magazine shuttered. She's also written several successful cookbooks. Somehow I missed an… read more

Honoring the man who invented tiramisu

August 6, 2024 by
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Today I learned that I might be older than tiramisu. The most widely agreed upon origin story for this popular Italian dessert is that it was invented in Treviso, Italy in the early 1970s at restaurant Le Beccherie by pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto. Linguanotto died last week at the age of 81. Pastry chefs around the world offered their condolences,… read more

Good Eggs – Ed Smith

August 5, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Good Eggs: 100 Cracking Ways to Cook and Elevate Eggs by Ed Smith. Ed Smith is the author of a number of cookbooks including The Borough Market Cookbook, On the Side: A Sourcebook of Inspiring Side Dishes and Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite.… read more

Food news antipasto

August 5, 2024 by
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The notion of eating something stuffed between pieces of bread predates the 4th Earl of Sandwich, but it is he for whom the food was named in the mid-1700s. Since then countless sandwiches have been eaten, but only a few of them are iconic. Writing for Vittles, Hester van Hensbergen gives us a timeline of iconic London sandwiches from the… read more

What kind of grocery shopper are you?

August 3, 2024 by
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When you go grocery shopping, you probably follow the same steps each time you go. Some people like to make lists and menu plans, others wing it and decide what to make by seeing what's looking good in the produce and meat aisles. There are careful label readers who evaluate the nutritional value and others who never look at the… read more

EYB is 15 years old, Rick Rodgers guided tours to Austria and Budapest, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

August 2, 2024 by
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Our friend, prolific cookbook author and culinary instructor, Rick Rodgers is adding another notch to his belt - tour guide. Next May 2025, Rick will be leading tours in Austria (May 8-18th) with a Budapest extension (May 18-22nd) featuring his favorite haunts from his stellar cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. Through Global… read more

How to care for wooden kitchen tools

August 1, 2024 by
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One of my favorite kitchen items is a hefty Boos cutting board I received as a gift over 15 years ago. It has seen nearly daily use and even, if I'm being honest, some abuse. Despite being in constant use next to my cooktop, it is still going strong while a few plastic cutting boards have come and gone during… read more

Happy Birthday to us!

August 1, 2024 by
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Today is the 15th anniversary of the launch of Eat Your Books. Here is the first post I put up on the blog on our launch day - rather optimistically since on that day our only members were friends and family. Looking back at that day I really didn't imagine I'd still be doing this 15 years later - not… read more

Celebrate National Avocado Day

July 31, 2024 by
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Today was National Avocado Day, and a few companies in the US were celebrating by offering things like free avocado toast (Panera) or free guacamole (Chipotle). I didn't get the news in time to snag any of those deals, but I was able to crack open some store-bought guac (please picture Ina Garten saying store bought is fine) to enjoy… read more

The growing world of Substack newsletters

July 30, 2024 by
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As the world continues its shift to digital publishing, new media crop up to replace the old guard, and that is especially true with newspapers and magazines. Long-form online stories reminiscent of the early days of blogging are rapidly replacing printed media (thankfully with the exception of cookbooks!) via newsletter tools like Substack, Ghost, Medium, Buttondown, and Beehiiv. Of these,… read more

Around Our Table – Cookbook Giveaway

July 30, 2024 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Around Our Table: Wholesome Recipes to Feed Your Family and Friends by Sara Forte. Around Our Table is Sara Forte’s third and most personal cookbook. It comes from years of work on the Sprouted Kitchen blog (add this indexed blog to your Bookshelf for 355 additional recipes) and Cooking… read more
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