Inside the kitchen of Persiana’s author

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Sabrina Ghayour is a chef, food writer and host of regular London supper clubs specialising in Persian and Middle Eastern flavours. After losing her restaurant marketing job during the economic downturn, Ghayour turned to catering and, eventually, cookbook writing. Her first effort, Persiana, was the number two cookbook in the UK in 2014.  The Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Ghayour and asked… read more

Haute cuisine for the people

December 1, 2014 by
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Katrina Meynink is a freelance food writer who lives and breathes all things food. She is also a prolific lover of cookbooks. In addition to degrees in journalism and creative writing, she has a Masters in Gastronomy from Le Cordon Bleu and the University of Adelaide, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Taste through the University of Reims, Paris and… read more

Peek inside Prune

November 13, 2014 by
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Gabrielle Hamilton's new cookbook stands apart, as we've previously discussed. We're excited to announce that we've scored an excerpt from Prune to share with EYB Members, plus you can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy! And don't forget to check Hamilton's tour dates for the book in our events calendar. The excerpt below (click on the photo to view… read more

Get better bread when you make it ahead

November 9, 2014 by
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Donna Currie is an author and food writer for Serious Eats, Whisk Magazine, and the Left Hand Valley Courier, and other food publications. She also has a blog, www.cookistry.com, where she writes about a variety of subjects from bread to corned beef to cocktails. She has just published her first cookbook, Make Ahead Bread. (Enter our contest for your chance… read more

Cal Peternell’s guide to the kitchen

November 7, 2014 by
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Cal Peternell might not yet be a celebrity, but the restaurant where he's a chef is certainly well-known: the legendary Chez Panisse. Chef Peternell has just released a cookbook, Twelve Recipes, inspired not by the restaurant but by his oldest son leaving for college. Peternell realized that, although he regularly made dinners for his family, he'd never taught them the… read more

Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s favorite cookbooks

November 3, 2014 by
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Popular blogger Cathy Barrow created Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Kitchen in 2009, focusing on food preservation and maintaining her "practical pantry." The blog really took off in 2011 when she co-created Charcutepalooza, a celebration of the art of charcuterie. Since then, Barrow has been busy blogging and writing her first cookbook, Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry, in bookstores now. (Enter our contest for your chance to… read more

A new bible from dessert diva Rose Levy Beranbaum

October 31, 2014 by
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Rose Levy Beranbaum has inspired the endeavors of countless bakers, and her new cookbook, The Baking Bible, hits bookstores tomorrow. (Enter our contest for your chance to win a copy.) More than just a retread of The Cake Bible and The Pie and Pastry Bible, The Baking Bible is a magnum opus filled with all-new recipes for scrumptious cakes, pies, tarts, cookies,… read more

Dorie’s “behind the kitchen door” desserts

October 28, 2014 by
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Dorie Greenspan, part-time Parisian and patron saint of American home bakers, is out with her 11th cookbook, Baking Chez Moi (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), in stores now. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy.) We're delighted to announce that we've indexed all of Dorie's recipes - eleven cookbooks, newspaper and magazine articles, and posts from her blog,… read more

Recipes with warmth and ease in The Kitchn Cookbook

October 24, 2014 by
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Faith Durand is Executive Editor of The Kitchn, one of the United States' largest websites devoted to home cooking, reaching over 14 million readers a month. Faith is also the author of Bakeless Sweets, the first cookbook dedicated to pudding and no-bake desserts. Her newest book is The Kitchn Cookbook, coauthored with Sara Kate Gillingham, published by Clarkson Potter and… read more

Ruhlman on paying attention

October 21, 2014 by
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Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman is back with another cookbook, How to Roast. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy of the book.) It's the first in a series of "how-to" books he plans to publish, and he's hinted that the next book will be about braising. Ruhlman provided EYB with an excerpt from the introduction… read more

A plant-strong diet

October 15, 2014 by
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A lifelong omnivore, Karen Page coauthored with her chef-husband Andrew Dornenburg such influential food books as The Flavor Bible, What to Drink with What You Eat, Culinary Artistry, and Becoming a Chef, each of which has sold more than 100,000 copies.  She has just come out with her first solo book, The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, to which Dornenburg contributed more… read more

Celebrate every day with Baked Occasions

October 7, 2014 by
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After years in the advertising business, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito decided to leave their day jobs and open a bakery in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Baked opened in January 2005 to instant rave reviews. Three cookbooks (Baked, Baked Explorations, and Baked Elements) followed in quick succession, and now the dynamic baking duo is back with another… read more

Nautical themes run deep for Renee Erickson

October 6, 2014 by
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Despite owning four Seattle-area restaurants (The Whale Wins, Boat Street Cafe, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and Barnacle), James Beard-nominated chef Renee Erickson somehow found the time to pen a cookbook, A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win a copy and check our events calendar  for various events and signings). This… read more

Baking tips from Jane Hornby

October 3, 2014 by
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Jane Hornby has been happily writing about food for over 15 years. Several of those years were spent at BBC Good Food Magazine where in addition to editing many books in the Good Food cookbook series, she was involved with food styling, writing, and working with some of the UK's top chefs. In 2009, she branched out on her own, writing… read more

Embrace the ebb and flow of seasons with Annabel Langbein

September 19, 2014 by
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Popular author Annabel Langbein follows the rhythms of her New Zealand garden in her latest cookbook, Through the Seasons. EYB members in Australia and New Zealand can enter our contest for a chance to win one of three copies of the book. And check out our  events calendar for Annabel's book tour of New Zealand. She celebrates the timeless cycle of growing, harvesting, cooking,… read more

Favourites across the board

September 11, 2014 by
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Tessa Kiros combines her love of food, travel, and world cultures to create international best-selling cookbooks. Born in London to a Finnish mother and Greek-Cypriot father, she and her family moved to South Africa when Tessa was four. At the age of 18, she travelled the world, learning all she could about the world's cultures and traditions, especially about food. Her latest publiciation, Tessa Kiros… read more

Deliciously gluten-free

September 4, 2014 by
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Erin Scott describes herself as an "unabashed home cook, photographer, and Berkeley dweller who has always been obsessed with food." After being diagnosed with celiac disease several years ago and discovering that both of her children were gluten-intolerant, Erin began the task of removing gluten from the family's diet. While initially disheartened, she soon began to use this change as motivation… read more

Building blocks of Mexican cuisine

August 27, 2014 by
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Hugh Carpenter is an acclaimed teacher and award-winning cookbook author. He has teamed up again with photographer Teri Sandison for a primer on contemporary Mexican cuisine with Mexican Flavors. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win one of three copies.) The book includes classic recipes as well as gastronomic surprises such as banana salsa, quesadillas with papaya and… read more

Lost in translation: notes from The Messy Baker

August 24, 2014 by
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Charmian Christie is the force behind the blog The Messy Baker, and her writing has been featured in magazines like Natural Health, Relish, More, Edible Toronto, and The Globe & Mail. Charmian has just released her first cookbook, The Messy Baker. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win one of three copies and check out our  events calendar for details of… read more

Why it’s better from scratch

July 18, 2014 by
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Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based food and travel writer, food stylist, and cookbook author. Her work has been featured in magazines such as Cooking Light, Sunset Magazine, Fine Cooking, and Bon Appétit. Although her home base is in Oregon, Manning travels the globe studying the cuisines of diverse countries including Thailand, Italy, France, and Mexico. The author of last year's book on… read more

History to chew on

July 3, 2014 by
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When people think of Vietnamese food, one of the first things that comes to mind is banh mi. While many people love these sandwiches, they may only know a smidgen of the history behind them. Lucky for us, Andrea Nguyen knows the fascinating history of the sandwich that inspired her latest cookbook, The Banh Mi Handbook. (You can enter our… read more

The “Cluck Team” on fried chicken

May 28, 2014 by
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Fried chicken: whether you love it extra-crispy or cold on a picnic, you're sure to find your favorite style of this iconic American food in Lee Brian Schrager and Adeena Sussman's new cookbook, Fried & True.  This cookbook takes us on a journey to find the best regional fried chicken and side dish recipes. Mr. Schrager is the founder of the South… read more

Orangette pens a memoir

May 23, 2014 by
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Molly Wizenberg's popular blog Orangette, and her first book, My Homemade Life, are both indexed on EYB and can be found on many EYB members' Bookshelves. Molly has just published a second book, Delancey, a memoir that chronicles the opening of the restaurant she co-owns with her husband Brandon, and how that stressful time triggered the first crisis of her young marriage. The book features… read more

Be flexitarian with Bittman

May 9, 2014 by
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Mark Bittman is a fixture on many EYB member bookshelves, both because he's written several excellent cookbooks and because every one of his recipes is indexed on the EYB site (15,643 and counting). A former columnist for the Times Dining section, this prolific author is now back with the groundbreaking The VB6 Cookbook (Vegan Before 6 P.M.), where he provides the tools needed to make the… read more

Michael Ruhlman extolls the virtues of the egg

April 14, 2014 by
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Michael Ruhlman is an award winning writer whose cookbooks cover numerous subjects ranging from charcuterie to the importance of ratios. While the chicken (more precisely the chicken fat) may have come before the egg in his writing, he gives the egg its due with his latest work, simply titled Egg. Ruhlman graciously took time from his book tour to answer… read more
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