America’s Test Kitchen sues Christopher Kimball

November 1, 2016 by
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If the EYB Forum and Facebook posts are any indication, plenty of our members recently received the charter issue of Milk Street, Christopher Kimball's new publication. The magazine may have seemed familiar to Cook's Illustrated in its approach to recipe development: create the best version of a dish by listing, and subsequently eliminating, the problems that often arise in other… read more

Cooking by vibration

October 13, 2016 by
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In 1958, at the age of 19, Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor left the US for Paris in search of a career in the theater. What began as a simple search for black-eyed peas in France ended up being far from simple, and led Smart-Grosvenor down the path of writing about food and cooking as a way of expressing one's culture.  Known as an… read more

An interview with Beatrice Ojakangas

October 6, 2016 by
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Before Beatrice Ojakangas, there was no cookbook for Finnish cuisine. Today her first book, The Finnish Cookbook, is in its 38th printing. The Minnesota author has published several cookbooks since that 1964 volume, including The Great Scandinavian Baking Book, a Member favorite that has been inducted into the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Hall of Fame. Ojakangas has just released a memoir entitled Homemade:… read more

Jamie Oliver’s controversies over the years

October 5, 2016 by
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Jamie Oliver recently landed in hot water with Spaniards  when he put chorizo into a paella recipe. The outspoken chef is not afraid to say what's on his mind, and that often makes people angry. Food Republic has compiled a listing of all the times that Oliver has stirred up controversy. Most of the dustups that the chef has gotten… read more

Dominique Ansel takes Cronut 2.0 to London

October 2, 2016 by
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  Londoners who want a Cronut now have a much shorter distance to travel to find one. Dominique Ansel has just opened a new London bakery featuring a retooled Cronut plus several new menu items. Queues are expected to be quite long for the new bakery, located in the West London neighborhood of Belgravia.  Ansel is excited about his new space,… read more

Diana Henry works hard to make recipes effortless for us

September 30, 2016 by
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Looking at the most popular authors in the EYB Library you'll see plenty of restaurant chefs like Yotam Ottolenghi and television stars like Ina Garten. Their celebrity helps them reach a wide audience when they release a cookbook. A few authors, however, are popular with Members despite not having such a visible platform to promote their work. Diana Henry is… read more

Pairing whisky with food

September 28, 2016 by
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We've long been familiar with wine pairings on menus, and in recent years beer pairings have become commonplace as well. Now chef Marcus Samuelsson is adding another category: pairing food with Scotch whisky. Working with iconic distiller Glenmorangie, Samuelsson brings his knack of blending different cultures and cuisines to bear on pairing foods with spirits. In his year-long partnership with… read more

Berry leaves GBBO; Hollywood remains

September 22, 2016 by
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In an update to the drama surrounding The Great British Bake Off's move from BBC to Channel 4, host Mary Berry has announced that she will not be involved with the new show. However, Paul Hollywood has signed a three-year deal with the network, making him the only original host making the move. Berry said that loyalty to the BBC,… read more

Remembering Dorothy Cann Hamilton

September 20, 2016 by
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Over the weekend, the culinary world lost one of its most influential, if not its most well known, members. Dorothy Cann Hamilton, 67, founder of the International Culinary Center (formerly known as the French Culinary Institute), died in an automobile accident on September 16.  Hamilton founded ICC in 1984, as an extension of her family's mechanical trades education institute. First… read more

Exhibit on Ferran Adrià opens in Florida museum

September 19, 2016 by
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  His restaurant may be shuttered, but you can learn about the work of Ferran Adrià, from his groundbreaking el Bulli restaurant and beyond, in a new exhibit hosted by the Salvador Dalí museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. In an email Q&A, Bloomberg Business News asked Adrià to discuss the exhibit. The museum will highlight Adrià's"culinary work from tabletop pieces and flatware he's… read more

The resurgence of Guy Fieri

September 18, 2016 by
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Guy Fieri's career has had its ups and downs, but the chef and television host is currently enjoying an upswing in popularity, says Grub Street, which chronicles his recent positive press. It's a bit of a turnaround for the colorful Fieri, who has been ridiculed by the likes of Anthony Bourdain and restaurant critic Pete Wells. But despite this, Fieri's… read more

Thomas Keller’s response to a bad review

September 15, 2016 by
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  One of the biggest negative restaurant reviews of the past year involved Thomas Keller's lauded New York City restaurant Per Se. Back in January, Pete Wells (who we discussed earlier this week) downgraded the establishment from four stars to only two. Chef Keller spoke with Town & Country Magazine on the fallout from that review and what the future… read more

An in depth look at a restaurant critic

September 12, 2016 by
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  A world class fine dining restaurant can live or die based on a poor review - especially when that review comes from a prestigious outlet like The New York Times. So what is it like to bear this level of responsibility - and should one person (or a very small group of people) be able to wield this much… read more

Inside Eleanor Ozich’s kitchen

September 3, 2016 by
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  Eleanor Ozich is an Auckland-based author and blogger (petite-kitchen.com). As a child, she lived above her parents' Auckland restaurant and has always been a passionate foodie. She is a self-taught cook who has worked as a food writer and food stylist for Taste magazine, among others. She participated in a Q&A with Dale Berning Sawa, answering questions about her… read more

Carla Hall tells it like it is

August 30, 2016 by
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Top Chef alumnus Carla Hall may have developed out a second career as a talk show host, but she's still a chef at heart. She's about to open a Brooklyn restaurant (although building delays have pushed back the date), and she has plans to write a third cookbook. She talks about all this and much more in an interview with… read more

The mellowing of Anthony Bourdain

August 27, 2016 by
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It is difficult to believe it's been 16 years since Anthony Bourdain published his gritty, behind-the-scenes manifesto Kitchen Confidential. Since then, he has become an Emmy-winning television star, starring first in No Reservations, a show that transformed travel TV programs, and more recently in Parts Unknown. Now 60 years old, Bourdain has mellowed since he became an overnight sensation. A… read more

Ina Garten’s posh new kitchen

August 21, 2016 by
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We've all seen Ina Garten whipping up fabulous dishes in her spacious East Hampton kitchen. Now the television show host and prolific cookbook author has another grand kitchen, this time in her new apartment in New York City. Ina and Jeffrey recently purchased the two-bedroom unit on the Upper East Side for $4.65 million. The real estate listing describes the… read more

How chefs are tackling the cause of hunger

August 19, 2016 by
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As chefs have become more and more well known to the public, thanks in part to television shows like Top Chef and Chopped, they've started to use their celebrity status to promote causes that are important to them. One of the most prominent causes shared by many in the profession is hunger. It's a natural fit, as it deals with… read more

Chef and author Michel Richard dies at 68

August 14, 2016 by
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Michel Richard, the innovative chef who successfully blended French and American cuisine and helped to put Washington, DC on the map as a culinary destination, died yesterday at age 68. Longtime associate and spokeswoman Mel Davis said that the chef suffered complications from a stroke. Richard's first DC restaurants, Citronelle and Central, helped create a genre of French cuisine interpreted… read more

VH1 to launch new food-themed reality show

August 9, 2016 by
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  Yesterday we learned that VH1 has ordered a new food themed program starring Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. Tentatively titled "Martha & Snoop's Dinner Party," the unscripted show will feature the duo hosting a dinner party for celebrity guests. It's scheduled to premiere this fall on VH1.  While a team comprised of Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg might seem… read more

Why the GBBO is so successful

August 6, 2016 by
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  As the Great British Bakeoff enters its seventh season, it remains one of the most popular shows in the UK. When the show first premiered, no one could have predicted that it would become such a phenomenal success, but its popularity is evidenced not only by the continued high ratings, but also by the dozens of bestselling cookbooks from… read more

Cooking advice from Lidia Bastianich

July 25, 2016 by
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EYB Members love Lidia Matticchio Bastianich's many cookbooks. In addition to writing several books, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to the PBS cooking show lineup since 1998, including her most recent series, 'Lidia's Italy'. Viewers of her program often ask her what is the one thing they can do to improve their cooking. Since teaching people to become better home cooks… read more

The items that chefs take on vacation

July 22, 2016 by
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  For those of us for whom cooking is a near obsession, there are essential culinary items that accompany us even when we travel, especially if we are driving. Even when we fly, some of us have certain gear or foods that we hesitate to leave behind. Chefs are just like us in this regard, as The Boston Globe reports.… read more

What a literary agent looks for in a cookbook

July 6, 2016 by
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  Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in cookbook publishing? Food writer and former editor Dianne Jacob sure knows. She knows the industry inside and out and shares her knowledge through her blog Will Write for Food. Dianne recently interviewed literary agent Lori Galvin, who formerly worked on the team that produced over 70 cookbooks for… read more

Gordon Ramsay’s list of ‘must-know’ dishes

July 5, 2016 by
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  Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently participated in a Reddit AMA in connection with the launch of his new mobile game. As one would expect in an AMA ("ask me anything") the conversation veered away from promotion of the app, allowing fans to get a glimpse into the mind of the sometimes controversial chef. A Reddit user named Tortoist asked… read more
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