In praise of the potato

August 15, 2018 by
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For hundreds of years, potatoes have fed much of the world. Whether roasted, boiled, baked, or mashed, the humble spud has been the preferred side dish for - and sometimes even the star of - countless meals in the Americas and Europe. But recently the ubiquitous dinner companion has struggled. Millenials seem to prefer rice as their starch, so potato… read more

Bake From Scratch Volume 2

August 15, 2018 by
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Bake from Scratch is an incredible magazine which I have written about in prior articles:  the  Taste of the South's makeover and the publication of Cook Real Food. Hoffman Media, the publisher, produces magazines that contain recipes and photographs that equal, and at times surpass, cookbook quality. Each year they compile all those tempting recipes from their magazine into one beautiful book. … read more

Award-winning author Raghavan Iyer to open new restaurant

August 14, 2018 by
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Raghavan Iyer's cookbooks are popular with EYB Members for a reason: the recipes work and they are delicious. Now the award-winning author has his sights set on another challenge - opening a pizza restaurant in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.  Called Pizza Karma, the new venture will marry pizza with naan bread, with the crust being baked in a… read more

The Art and Craft of Chocolate

August 14, 2018 by
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The earliest evidence of chocolate dates back to 1900 BC where it was used in beverages in Mexico. In Nathan Hodge's The Art and Craft of Chocolate: An Enthusiast's Guide to Selecting, Preparing and Enjoying Artisan Chocolate at Home, the world-renowned chocolatier shows how to hack the basic principles of chocolate-making at home using tools as simple as a food processor, a hair… read more

Rodale issues a cookbook recall

August 13, 2018 by
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The news is buzzing daily with reports of recalls on a variety of consumer products ranging from automobiles to lettuce. One thing you don't frequently hear about, however, is a recall of a cookbook. We recently learned of such a recall, for the book Tales from a Forager's Kitchen by Johnna Holmgren.  Holmgren, who has a large following for her… read more

The Bordeaux Kitchen

August 12, 2018 by
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In February, I was able to attend the IACP* conference in New York where I met a number of authors including Tania Teschke, who wrote The Bordeaux Kitchen: An Immersion into French Food and Wine, Inspired by Ancestral Traditions. Tania is an old soul who cares deeply about others and nutrition. Her demeanor puts you at ease and her kindness is… read more

For the love of cookbooks

August 12, 2018 by
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In July 2017, Debbie Vanni lost almost every one of her cookbooks from fifty years of collecting due to a flood. Vanni, who runs the website theculinarycellar.com, was devastated. Many of the books held special meaning to her, like her grandmother's 1914 Fannie Farmer cookbook. Says Vanni, "Inside she had written her name and address of where she lived while in… read more

Rethinking iceberg lettuce

August 11, 2018 by
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Like many EYB Members, I spend a lot of time thinking about food. If I'm not making it or eating it, I'm reading about it. All of this time spent on one subject can make one jaded about certain ingredients or dishes. After searching out little-known and exotic items, you can easily come to disparage things that seem plain or… read more

Is the celebrity chef a thing of the past?

August 10, 2018 by
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From the late 1990s into the 2010s, celebrity chefs were riding high. They were opening restaurants left and right, with Hollywood stars in attendance during opening night. Emeril Lagasse even had his own sitcom (albeit a short-lived one). Today, however, the winds seem to be shifting. The much-hyped restaurants are closing, prompting speculation about the decline of the celebrity chef.… read more

August Cookbook Preview Summary

August 10, 2018 by
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A new cookbook season is in the air and cookbook lovers everywhere are counting the days until September and October titles start rushing in. We have been very busy working behind the scenes in preparation for the books that are headed our way. And, already I've been adding books to the library for early 2019. Cookbooks are still white hot. We are… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Previews

August 10, 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, EYBDigital Previews, allows you to view an extract from a growing… read more

Celebrate National Book Lover’s Day

August 9, 2018 by
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Today is a wonderful day: it's National Book Lovers Day in the U.S., and of course that extends to cookbooks as well. People have been sharing photos of their bookshelves, stacks of their favorite books, and (of course) of their pets "reading". A few fun facts about the history of books is in order (from the National Dy Calendar of Days website… read more

Don’t waffle about using this appliance

August 8, 2018 by
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You might have a waffle iron languishing in the back of your cupboard that you dig out a few times a year to make waffles. But it doesn't have to be hidden away in between those Sunday brunches: there are gobs of recipes that make excellent use of the waffle iron. Epicurious has some great ideas on alternate uses for… read more

The Great Grilled Cheese Book

August 8, 2018 by
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Which foods we delegate as comfort food are as different as each of our individual personalities. For me, growing up in a depressed midwestern town, I was served tomato soup and grilled cheese every Friday at our elementary school. Pulling off my gloves, red cheeked from the wintery playground after a die-hard round of four-square, I couldn't wait to get… read more

Southern Baked – Promotion and Giveaway

August 7, 2018 by
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Last month, we announced EYBDigital, our preorder incentive that provides digital access to a cookbook (after purchasing the print book) for a number of titles coming this Fall  If you preorder a title 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,… read more

A guide to using peak summer tomatoes

August 7, 2018 by
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The days here in the Northern Hemisphere are beginning to be noticeably shorter, yet the air is still thick and the temperatures scorching. This combination of events means that we have reached peak tomato season. If you are a procrastinator like me, you probably have not carefully organized all of the wonderful tomato recipes you came across during the dead… read more

Levant by Rawia Bishara

August 6, 2018 by
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Levant: New Middle Eastern Flavours by Rawia Bishara pays tribute to the cuisine that has blossomed from the wall flower of global cuisine to one whose dance card is filled. Rawia is also the author of Olives, Lemons & Za'atar and owner of Brooklyn's Tanoreen restaurant who believes one of the greatest assets of Middle Eastern cuisine is its inherent fluidity,… read more

Influential chef Joël Robuchon has died

August 6, 2018 by
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We are saddened to report that pioneering French chef Joël Robuchon has died at age 73. Robuchon inspired and mentored countless chefs such as Gordon Ramsay and Éric Ripert. His lengthy career is noteworthy for many reasons, not the least of which is the record-breaking 32 Michelin stars he earned - the most awarded to any single chef.  Robuchon also received accolades from… read more

Anthony Bourdain’s recommended reading

August 5, 2018 by
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Die-hard fans of Anthony Bourdain loved reading his books nearly as much as they loved watching his entertaining travel programs. It's sad to know that we'll never enjoy another Kitchen Confidential or Medium Raw. The next best thing might be to read books that he recommended. Now we can do just that, because the New York Public Library has compiled a list of… read more

The youngest winner ever for best baguette in Paris

August 4, 2018 by
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As anyone who has struggled to bake a traditional French baguette at home knows, mastering the loaf is no easy task. Even if you've been making them for years, it is difficult to achieve the proper crust, crumb, and shape. That's why the person who took home France's 2018 Grand Prize for Best Parisian Baguette is especially impressive: he is only… read more

John Boos Board and Bites on Boards

August 4, 2018 by
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For as long as I have loved being in the kitchen one of the items on my must have list was a Boos® cutting board. Earlier this year, I shared a review of the Boos® Prep Master Cutting Board that has been well used in my kitchen. Boos makes beautiful, quality products and has been generous enough to send me a John… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYB Book Previews

August 3, 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

Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards finalists announced

August 3, 2018 by
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Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine has just announced the finalists for its 2019 Restaurant Awards. Each year, the awards honor the best in Australian restaurants from wine lists to service to, of course, the food. As has been the case in recent years, several of the chef finalists have written highly-regarded cookbooks. Dan Hunter's phenomenal eatery Brae received a nomination for Best Regional… read more

How food emoji are born

August 2, 2018 by
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According to Emojipedia, there are currently 97 emoji (aka emoticons) that are food- or drink-related. Most of us have probably used one while texting, whether to congratulate someone (clinking flutes, around since 2016) or to tell your partner what to bring home for dinner (pizza slice, available since 2010.) But have you ever wondered how the food emoji are chosen? You can… read more

Win a Swiss Diamond wok and a copy of Vegetarian Viet Nam

August 2, 2018 by
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Quality cookware is a necessity for success in the kitchen and happens to be one of my obsessions (those obsessions are all related - cooking, cookbooks, cookware, food). Finding a great wok has been the most challenging for me.  I've bought at least a half dozen varieties of woks and always ended up destroying them either while seasoning or ruining… read more
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