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

David Lebovitz takes us to Paris

April 11, 2014 by
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David Lebovitz has certainly kept busy since leaving a successful career as a pastry chef in San Francisco to move to France and begin a career in writing. His seventh cookbook, My Paris Kitchen, has just been released and promises to be another bestseller. (You can win a copy of the book by entering our contest.) On the eve of… read more

The sweet life, sans sugar

April 9, 2014 by
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  Sarah Wilson is an Australian author, tv host, blogger and wellness coach. MasterChef fans may know her as the host of the first season of MasterChef Australia. Her cookbook, I Quit Sugar for Life, has just been released in the United States, so we asked Sarah to discuss the book and provide EYB members with information on sugars and… read more

Andrea Slonecker eggs us on with her latest cookbook

March 25, 2014 by
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Eggs have experienced a resurgence recently, with the latest science promoting egg consumption as part of a healthy diet and a growing trend for urban dwellers to raise chickens. Andrea Slonecker's new cookbook, Eggs on Top, explores the countless ways that eggs can elevate a dish. We asked Andrea to discuss the book, egg trends, and her favorite way to make an egg.    You can… read more

Michele Scicolone wants you to eat your vegetables

March 23, 2014 by
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Michele Scicolone is no stranger to Italian food. She's written prolifically on the subject, publishing several cookbooks that range from appetizers (The Antipasto Table) to desserts (La Dolce Vita) and everything in between. Her latest effort is The Italian Vegetable Cookbook: 200 Favorite Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Pasta, Main Dishes and Desserts. You can win a copy of the book… read more

Lighten up your baking

March 18, 2014 by
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Lorraine Pascale's fourth cookbook, A Lighter Way to Bake, hits U.S. stores today (it was published in the UK last October). Eat Your Books sat down with Lorraine to discuss both her new book and baking's resurgence in popularity. To win one of three copies of this book, enter our contest.   EYB: Your new book A Lighter Way to Bake shows bakers how to… read more

What goes on behind the scenes of a cookbook?

March 13, 2014 by
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Diana Henry is a highly-respected food writer and cookbook author. Her 7th cookbook, A Change of Appetite has just been published in the UK and will be published in the USA in June.  Wanting to eat more "healthy" food Diana set out to explore exactly what that means, and made sure the food was also delicious.  She wrote an excellent post… read more

New Orleans chef Donald Link shares his love of Southern cooking

February 25, 2014 by
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Chef Donald Link is a very busy man. Not only does he operate some of New Orleans' most highly-acclaimed restaurants (Herbsaint, Cochon, and Pêche Seafood Grill), the James Beard Award-winning chef is actively involved in the New Orleans community and has just completed his second cookbook. Chef Link graciously took time out of his hectic schedule to answer our questions… read more

Susie Middleton’s life on the farm inspires a new cookbook

February 12, 2014 by
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Susie Middleton is likely familiar to many of our subscribers. She is the former chief Editor for Fine Cooking magazine, and has previously published two cookbooks dedicated to vegetables, Fast, Fresh & Green: More than 90 Delicious Recipes for Veggie Lovers, and The Fresh & Green Table: Delicious Ideas for Bringing Vegetables into Every Meal. These cookbooks have earned Susie… read more

Meet Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough – 22 cookbooks and counting

January 27, 2014 by
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We were delighted recently to have a chance to interview Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of the just-published The Great American Slow Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Day and Every Size of Machine. Actually, this is only the  most recent cookbook they've written together - there are 21 others from this New York/Texan duo. Mark and Bruce make a fun team -… read more

Megan Gordon shares her delight in breakfast

January 15, 2014 by
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Megan Gordon is a Seattle-based blogger and a cookbook author  -and an ex-English teacher. Her blog, A Sweet Spoonful, emphasizes natural/whole foods, seasonal ingredients, and whole grains. Her new cookbook, Whole-Grain Mornings: New Breakfast Recipes to Span the Seasons, narrows the focus just a bit to concentrate on breakfasts. And we're delighted to be able to give three copies away to… read more

Publisher Profile: Alta Editions produces easy-to-use online cookbooks

December 17, 2013 by
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We're straying a bit from our usual author profile to profile a publisher - Alta Editions. Alta is part of a new wave of publishers that focuses on online publications for computers, tablets, and smart phones. They just published the first volume (The Journey) of an online cooking subscription series which features personal stories and recipes from top chefs such as… read more

Chad Robertson tells us why the world needs a new baking book

December 14, 2013 by
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Chad Robertson, owner of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, has been called "a bread genius," "one of the most admired bakers in the U.S.," and "the cult prince of American bread making."  Already the author of two books named after his bakery, Tartine Bread and Tartine: Sweet and Savory Pastries, Tarts, Pies, Cakes, Croissants, Cookies and Confections (the latter co-authored with Elisabeth… read more

Stephanie Stiavetti raises macaroni and cheese to new heights

December 12, 2013 by
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Macaroni and cheese is, to many, the ultimate comfort food - whether it comes out of a box or from an ages-old recipe. But like many old and somewhat worn items, it's deserving of a make-over. Stephanie Stiavetti, with co-author Garrett McCord, does just that in her new book, Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese.  In the book, "We've… read more

Allison Robicelli rescues cupcakes from cutesy-wootsy bakeries & ignorant critics

November 24, 2013 by
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For those of you who may not live in the New York City area, Matt and Allison Robicelli are iconic bakers, specializing in cupcakes, whoopie pies, and other items reputedly too addictive to resist - their Chicken n'Waffles flavor is legendary. Until recently, they were exclusively wholesale bakers, with fans signing onto their website to find out which flavors were… read more

The women of Canal House cook us lunch

November 17, 2013 by
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In 2006  two women: Christopher Hirsheimer, the founding editor of Saveur, & Melissa Hamilton, the director of Saveur's test kitchen, began a new business: Canal House. Originally plannined as a photo and design studio for cookbooks and magazines, the two women soon turned their attention to cooking, developing an innovative plan. Rather than starting a new magazine, they inaugurated a… read more
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