EYBD Previews for Hardie Grant & Quadrille Titles

October 6, 2018 by
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In April, I shared a post featuring Hardie Grant & Quadrille titles and today I'll share all the and blurbs for all the additional titles that have been added since that date. Beside each blurb, I will include a link to my previous or current review, events and other details such as if a giveaway is open (US/UK/NZ/AU.) Vegan Christmas:… read more

Northern Hospitality – Promotion

October 6, 2018 by
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Northern Hospitality with The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club: A Celebration of Cocktails, Cooking, and Coming Together by Andrew and Briana Volk is the debut cookbook from the owners of the The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club. The Volk's restaurant is a two-time James Beard semi-finalist in the Outstanding Bar Program category. This couple takes care of their guests as… read more

Comfort: Food to Soothe the Soul

October 5, 2018 by
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Like most bakers, I am a huge fan of The Great British Bake Off and so much so that I must have all the  cookbooks released by the contestants. One of my favorite contestants is John Whaite who won the coveted cake plate in 2012, Season 3 of the show.  Comfort: Food to Soothe the Soul is John's latest title and… read more

How to make ingredient substitutions that work

October 5, 2018 by
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Have you ever read a comment on an online recipe that made you shake your head? The ones that get me are those where the person gives the recipe a bad review, but notes in the comments that he or she substituted one of the main ingredients with something that (in my mind) would obviously not work for the type… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Books & Previews

October 5, 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 new EYBDigital platform allows us to provide EYBDigital Previews (sample pages from cookbooks) and EYBDigital Books (complete digital… read more

Have you thrown any cocktails lately?

October 4, 2018 by
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There are few things more satisfying to a cocktail aficionado than the sound of a drink being shaken over ice. Shaking cocktails is a time-honored tradition, but there is another way to mix drinks that predates this method. It's called throwing cocktails, and bartenders across the US are beginning to embrace it.  When I first heard the term, I envisioned… read more

An unsung winner works to rebuild her success

October 3, 2018 by
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If you have ever had dreams about participating in and eventually winning a reality cooking show but never made it past the application stage, you understand disappointment. But your chagrin at not making the grade likely pales in comparison to that of Vallery Lomas. She won a televised cooking competition, but no one was ever allowed to see it. Lomas… read more

Rose’s Baking Basics by Rose Levy Beranbaum

October 3, 2018 by
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Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rose Levy Beranbaum about her latest cookbook, Rose's Baking Basics: 100 Essential Recipes, with More Than 600 Step-by-Step Photos.  Below, I will share some details from that wonderful experience as well as provide you with a review of this must-have book for cookbook lovers and bakers alike. Rose's Baking Basics was written… read more

Change is coming to the Beard Awards

October 2, 2018 by
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"If every restaurant team had an equal number of men and women, what effect would that have on the work environment? On the service? On the food? What if racial equity were the norm in kitchens and dining rooms across the country?" Those are the questions posed today by the James Beard Foundation in a blog post announcing changes to… read more

Copenhagen Food – EYBD Promotion

October 2, 2018 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no cost to… read more

Perfect your butter-basting technique

October 1, 2018 by
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Have you ever watched professional chefs on a cooking show cooking a piece of meat in a skillet, scooping liquid from the pan in deft strokes and pouring it over the steak or chop? This technique, called butter basting, is beloved by many chefs. Although it requires a bit more finesse than some other techniques, Daniel Gritzer shows us how… read more
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