Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant empire collapses

May 21, 2019 by
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Jamie Oliver became a nearly overnight sensation in the early 2000s, rocketing to fame following the debut of his show The Naked Chef and a slew of cookbooks. He went on to build a restaurant empire, but the glory days of that enterprise are over as twenty-six of his eateries in the UK are now under administration. The change came… read more

Diana Kennedy’s cherished cookbook collection gets a new home

May 15, 2019 by
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One could argue that no one has done more to promote traditional Mexican cooking than a British transplant, the venerable Diana Kennedy. For over half a century, she has diligently researched the cuisine from every region of the country, carefully documenting what she finds and sharing it with the world. She has written a bevy of successful and influential cookbooks,… read more

James Beard Chef Awards announced

May 8, 2019 by
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A couple of weeks ago we covered the James Beard Foundation's Cookbook Awards, and now it's time for the other half of the JBF: the Chef Awards. As Grub Street points out, there was a lot of diversity in this year's awards, a testament to the commitment made by the JBF to include more people of color and women in… read more

Samin Nosrat’s favorite books

May 4, 2019 by
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It is always interesting to learn about the books that have inspired our favorite authors. Samin Nosrat, quickly became an EYB Member favorite with the publication of her award-winning tome Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Nosrat, who is currently working on a new cookbook, sat down with Vulture and and gave them the rundown on her top ten favorite books.  As you might… read more

GBBO contestants on what what home cooks should splurge on

May 3, 2019 by
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Watching the GBBO has become a favorite pastime for millions of people around the globe, who tune in to cheer on their favorite contestants as they make their way through impressive baking challenges. We love seeing their triumphs and are saddened by their failures, and by the end of each season, we feel like we know them (please tell me… read more

Chrissy Teigen and David Chang to host new Hulu show

May 2, 2019 by
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The streaming service Hulu recently announced that it had teamed up with superstar chef David Chang and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen to produce a new program called 'Family Style'. Hulu says that the program "will revolve around the ways in which people express their love for friends and family by cooking and eating together." This show is the first production from… read more

Author and cooking instructor Giuliano Bugialli has died at age 88

May 1, 2019 by
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We have just learned that one of the most popular Italian cooking teachers in the United States has died. Giuliano Bugialli passed away in Viareggio, Italy, on April 26, 2019, at the age of 88. Florentine by birth, Giuliano spent most of his life in New York. In the 1970s, Giuliano brought authentic Italian cuisine to the United States, where… read more

Prue Leith dishes on her long career, favorite foods, and more

April 15, 2019 by
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Prue Leith has had a long and illustrious career in food, running a Michelin-starred restaurant and creating Leith's School of Food and Wine in addition to writing for a number of publications and authoring several cookbooks and novels. The Guardian recently published an interview with the 79-year-old Leith, in which she relates some very interesting tidbits.  Although Leith's career has mainly… read more

The cookbooks that authors actually use

March 30, 2019 by
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We all know (and appreciate) that food writers create amazing cookbooks, but they also use them for inspiration much as we cookbook aficionados do. Which volumes will you find on their bookshelves? Matt and Ted Lee, authors of several books including The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, have an answer. They interviewed several authors and developed a list of 18 cookbooks that… read more

Alice Waters is having a yard sale

March 28, 2019 by
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It seems that this year, everyone is "Kondoing" their homes, and it looks like chef and restaurateur Alice Waters and her daughter Fanny Singer have caught the fever. The pair is having a yard sale in the Chez Panisse parking lot this weekend. If you are in the Berkeley area, you might want to check it out.  According to a post by… read more

Nigella Lawson has created a food photography app

March 24, 2019 by
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Does it seem to you like the filters on most photography apps make food look, well, unappetizing? Most of the filters seem geared toward other subjects rather than the plate. Nigella Lawson was among those vexed by this situation, so she decided to do something about it, and has created a photography app specifically for food photos.  The app is… read more

Revisiting the golden age of Gourmet Magazine

March 23, 2019 by
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When Gourmet Magazine shuttered in 2009, it came as a shock to the food world. No one was more surprised than the magazine's editor-in-chief, Ruth Reichl. In her new book Save Me the Plums (out April 2), Reichl talks about her decade at the helm of Gourmet. She recently spoke with Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen of Eater about the… read more

Mark Bittman is starting a new food magazine

March 20, 2019 by
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After Mark Bittman left The New York Times to work for a vegan meal-kit start-up, we did not hear a lot from him. That's about to change, however: Bittman announced yesterday that he is launching a new online food magazine at Medium. The magazine off to a bit of a rocky start, as the original name Bittman chose for the publication… read more

Understanding ‘the Ottolenghi effect’

March 19, 2019 by
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Why has Yotam Ottolenghi become a worldwide sensation? That is the question that Good Food (AU) attempts to answer in a recent article about Ottolenghi's current book tour in the land down under. Of course trying to understand a phenomenon like this is a challenge, but the theories raised here convincingly explain how Ottolenghi (you know he's famous because he's… read more

Jay Rayner celebrates 20 years as a restaurant critic

March 17, 2019 by
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If the words Observer Food and Jay Rayner seem inextricably linked, it's no surprise. Rayner has been the restaurant critic for the Observer for many years - twenty, to be exact. The long time critic, known for his wit and impressive takedowns of subpar establishments, recently reflected on his two decades of writing reviews.  It wasn't just a love of… read more

Jacques Pépin to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys

March 13, 2019 by
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Two of my favorite all-time cookbooks are from culinary legend Jacques Pépin: Sweet Simplicity and Jacques Pépin's Complete Techniques. The latter has improved my cooking skills immeasurably. I am also a fan of the chef's various television programs, where he demonstrates techniques in a manner that inspires confidence that I can, indeed, debone a chicken. Because I have learned so much from him,… read more

This cookbook celebrates the women behind Caribbean cuisine

March 8, 2019 by
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Today is International Women's Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a cookbook that shares the nearly-forgotten stories of women behind a cuisine? That's what I thought when I came across an article on Serious Eats about the recently-published Provisions: The Roots of Caribbean Cooking by Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau.  The sisters, who who previously wrote Caribbean Potluck: Modern Recipes… read more

Great news – Samin Nosrat is working on a new book

March 5, 2019 by
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EYB Members embraced Samin Nosrat's debut cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking. It ranks in the top 75 cookbooks as measured by number of Bookshelves in the EYB Library, even beating Ottolenghi's recent book by a couple of places. If you count yourself as a fan of Nosrat's writing or her Netflix program, you'll be… read more

These black chefs changed food history

March 4, 2019 by
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The contributions of people of color in the United States to food culture and history is often overlooked, even though many were seminal to developing our nation's foodways. Several recent books have tackled this issue, providing us with better insight on undervalued and underreported work, and last week The New York Times profiled six black chefs - and one black… read more

Nancy Silverton to offer baking classes and more

March 2, 2019 by
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If you live in Southern California (or want to plan a culinary vacation there), you now have an option to learn making from a legend. Los Angeles chef Nancy Silverton will offering classes and more as a culinary ambassador at the new Farmhouse food and event space at the Ojai Valley Inn in Ventura County.  In addition to the classes, Silverton plans… read more

New Jersey legislature approves the Anthony Bourdain Food Trail

February 20, 2019 by
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Shortly after Anthony Bourdain's tragic death in 2018, New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty proposed that an official Anthony Bourdain Food Trail should be set up to honor the New Jersey native. "Even after international fame, he [Bourdain] never forgot his Jersey roots," Moriarty said. Now that proposal is becoming a reality.  Last month, in a unanimous vote, the legislature approved creation of the trail. It… read more

Inside L.A.’s only cookbook store

February 18, 2019 by
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Despite being the second most populous city in the United States and home to what some would argue is the finest food culture in the country, Los Angeles suffered for years from a drought of cookbook stores. The beloved Cook's Library closed its doors in 2009, and it took almost a decade for another cookbook store to emerge. That store,… read more

Rachael Ray’s ’30 Minutes Meals’ is coming back to Food Network

January 28, 2019 by
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Rachael Ray's Food Network program '30 Minute Meals' aired on Food Network for an impressive 11 seasons, from 2001 to 2012. Ray continued to cook on her daytime talk show, which is syndicated worldwide, and has published several cookbooks including a new title coming this October: Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life: A Cookbook. In an Instagram… read more

Is this the ultimate “Cake-Off”?

January 17, 2019 by
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If you are a fan of either (or both) Cake Boss Buddy Valastro or Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman, you are in for a treat. We just discovered that the two are set to face off against one another in a new six-episode Food Network series. The show premieres Sunday, March 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network.  Simply titled… read more

How chefs deal with ingredients they won’t eat

January 16, 2019 by
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We all have a few foods that we just do not care to eat, and chefs are no exception. Unlike the rest of us, however, they often have no choice but to use ingredients they find distasteful. Some chefs find alternatives to the despised items, while others search for ways to make the off-putting flavors more palatable. Elisa Ludwig of… read more
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