IACP announces cookbook award finalists

March 5, 2015 by
 |  Leave Comment
The IACP announced the list of finalists for its prestigious cookbook awards on Wednesday. While everyone was surprised in 2014 by the self-published Stone Edge Farm Cookbook taking top honors, don't expect any similar shocks this year. Most of the nominees are well-established authors and chefs, and the only self-published book on the list is in the Food Matters category. Competition is fierce… read more

The Art of Eating announces finalists for its new best food book competition

February 18, 2015 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Cookbook awards season will soon be in full swing, and this year features a new competition from The Art of Eating, a quarterly magazine described by the Wall Street Journal as "America's most erudite and and prestigious food publication." Last fall, the magazine announced that it would offer a prize for the year's best book about food. Whereas other cookbook… read more

The oldest, newest, and most loved cookbooks at Food52

February 8, 2015 by
 |  8 Comments  |  Leave Comment
You won't be surprised to find that the staff of indexed blog Food52 have extensive cookbook collections. Like many of us, they have more cookbooks than bookshelves to hold them, with books to be found hither and yon. Now they're sharing with us which cookbooks they are "holding onto, cooking from, and buying up." Contributing writer and editor Lindsay-Jean Hard… read more

Cookbook store profile – Good Egg

January 21, 2015 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Our latest installment in our profiles of great cookbook stores takes us to Good Egg located in Toronto, Canada. Good Egg is a shop dedicated to those who like to eat. Visit the store and you'll be immersed in books and things devoted to the art and culture of food. Their selection of books reflects every food philosophy, but they've whittled… read more

The 2015 Piglet has begun

January 19, 2015 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
The Piglet cookbook tournament from Food52 is back in its sixth year. The contest pits 16 of the previous year's most notable cookbooks against each other in a head-to-head, bracket-style competition. We enjoy this three-week tournament for a number of reasons. First, it allows you to get to know the judges, many of them professional food writers plus chefs and… read more

Good news for Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks

January 15, 2015 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
In November, we chronicled the struggles of Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, a treasured NYC cookbook store. Slotnick lost the lease on her Greenwich Village storefront, and was searching to find a new space that would be affordable, not an easy task in New York. We're happy to report that Slotnick has announced that her store will be moving to a new location… read more

Me and my cookbooks – Helen Rosner

January 13, 2015 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Helen Rosner is Features Editor at Eater, but she is also an avid cookbook collector, at one point having close to 450 cookbooks on her shelves. Serious Eats asked Rosner, also a former cookbook editor, to discuss her favorite cookbooks. Rosner began her career as an assistant to Suzanne Rafer at Workman Publishing. Rafer was responsible for bringing us The Silver Palate Cookbook along… read more

Me and my cookbooks – Georgeanne Brennan

January 2, 2015 by
 |  Leave Comment
We're pleased to present another installment of the "Me and my cookbooks" series. Many EYB members have told us they enjoy meeting members and special guests through this feature. We'd love to introduce more people, so if you'd like to be featured, just email us at [email protected]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgeanne Brennan is an acclaimed food writer who also runs a vacation cooking… read more

The best cookbooks of 2014

December 23, 2014 by
 |  7 Comments  |  Leave Comment
  I think I need to take on an assistant for the Best of the Best list - it keeps getting bigger and bigger.  There are almost 300 lists this year from all around the world.  But from day one of counting the votes, there was only going to be one top book this year - Plenty More by Yotam… read more

The best cookbooks of 2014 by the experts

December 21, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts.  They read the books, cook from them and then share their knowledge with their customers.  When shopping for cookbook gifts this holiday season, think about supporting your… read more

Chef Sean Brock brings history to Heritage

December 12, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Chef Sean Brock's recently released cookbook, Heritage, is sure to be on many "best of" lists for 2014. What began as a book about cooking in the Lowcountry (Brock's two restaurants are located in Charleston, South Carolina) transformed into a self-described documentary with "personal anecdotes and reflections on the significance of seed-saving, home-gardening and keeping culinary traditions alive." The James-Beard… read more

Authoritative Mexican cookbook aims for authenticity

December 2, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
NPR's The Salt  just featured a recently published cookbook billed as a "comprehensive bible of authentic Mexican home cooking." Mexico: The Cookbook features a collection of recipes drawn from all across Mexico. Although it's not the first cookbook to document Mexico's regional cuisines - Diana Kennedy has already tackled the subject - this is the first written by a Mexican native, Margarita Carrillo. Carrillo is… read more

Cherished NYC cookbook store struggles to find new space

November 20, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Independent cookbook shops the world over are finding it difficult to keep the doors open. Grub Street New York reports on the latest casualty,  an iconic Greenwich Village cookbook store. Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks has occupied the same tiny, charming location since 2000, but it will be forced to close if owner Bonnie Slotnick can't find a new home for the store before… read more

Me & My Cookbooks – Yotam Ottolenghi

September 22, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
It would be an understatment to say that Yotam Ottolenghi is a popular cookbook author. His vegetarian cookbook Plenty  graces more EYB member Bookshelves than any other single book in the EYB Library. And there is great excitement amongst EYB members at his newest book Plenty More, published this month in the UK and Australia and in October in the USA.… read more

Cookbook store profile – Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks

September 21, 2014 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
In the late 1990s, Barbara-Jo McIntosh envisioned an epicurean's delight, where food lovers and cooks of all abilities would find inspiration. She opened Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997.  Author of the bestselling Tin Fish Gourmet, Barbara-Jo served on the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards cookbook selection committee for six years.  In 2003, Vancouver Magazine honoured… read more

Behind the scenes with a cookbook editor

September 16, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Have you ever come across a cookbook that made you think "wow, someone was brave to take a chance on this book"? Then you'll love reading about cookbook editor Rux Martin of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She specializes in cookbooks, narrative nonfiction on food, and diet books, and has worked with storied authors like Dorie Greenspan, Mollie Katzen, Jacques Pépin, and Ruth Reichl.… read more

David Lebovitz on his favorite cookbooks

September 10, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
The Perfect Scoop and My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz grace many EYB member Bookshelves, and his indexed blog is also quite popular. If you're curious about which cookbooks he turns to for his cooking and baking, look no further. Serious Eats sits down with Lebovitz to discuss his cookbook collection. We learn that the perfect cookbook for Lebovitz isn't… read more

Me and my cookbooks – William Sitwell

August 28, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Many EYB members have told us they enjoy meeting members and special guests through the "Me and my cookbooks" feature. We'd love to introduce more people, so if you'd like to be featured, just email us at [email protected] . This month's edition features William Sitwell, one of Britain's foremost food writers. Sitwell has edited Waitrose Kitchen and its predecessor Waitrose… read more

Chefs’ treasured cookbooks

August 21, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
If we asked you to identify your favorite cookbook, would you be able to choose just one? Indexed magazine Food & Wine put that question to several great cooks as part of its series Best Cookbooks of All Time. In the most recent installment, F&W asked chef Tom Valenti to name his favorite, and he responded with The Escoffier Cookbook. Says Valenti, "It's… read more

Me and my cookbooks – Diana Henry

July 17, 2014 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
We are back with another installment of the "Me and my cookbooks" series. Many EYB members have told us they enjoy meeting members and special guests through this feature. We'd love to introduce more people, so if you'd like to be featured, just email us at [email protected]. Today we highlight author and cookbook collector Diana Henry. Diana is no stranger to EYB Members;… read more

Cookbook store profile – The Cook Book Stall

July 16, 2014 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
It's time for another installment in the EYB series highlighting independent cookbook stores. Discover (or get reacquainted with) a store near your home - or plan a new target destination when you travel. To keep this feature vital, we're asking our members to help us. We already know of many great stores, (you can view the full list here), but… read more

Cookbook store profile – Scrumptious Reads

May 16, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
It's time for another installment in the EYB series highlighting independent cookbook stores. Discover (or get reacquainted with) a store near your home - or plan a new target destination when you travel. To keep this feature vital, we're asking our members to help us. We already know of many great stores, (you can view the full list here), but… read more

Cookbook store profile – featuring Book Larder in Seattle

April 23, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
Recently we began to offer an EYB feature highlighting independent cookbook stores. Now you can discover (or get reacquainted with) a store near your home - or plan a new target destination when you travel. And to make this as strong a feature as we can, we're asking our members to help us. We already know of many great stores,… read more

Cookbook store profile: Featuring Kitchen Arts & Letters

March 22, 2014 by
 |  6 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Recently we began to offer an EYB feature highlighting independent cookbook stores. Now you can discover (or get reacquainted with) a store near your home - or plan a new target destination when you travel. And to make this as strong a feature as we can, we're asking our members to help us. We already know of many great stores,… read more

Me and my cookbooks

February 27, 2014 by
 |  7 Comments  |  Leave Comment
At a time when conventional wisdom insists that no one is interested in cooking at home anymore, there is great joy in realizing that there are many others (EYB members) who enjoy the creativity and pleasure of sharing good food. So we wanted to celebrate our members by regularly publishing vignettes about members and their cookbooks. If you'd like to… read more
« Older posts
Newer posts »
Seen anything interesting? Let us know & we'll share it!

Categories

Archives