Just a French Guy Cooking – EYBD Book and Promotion

September 6, 2018 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no cost to… read more

London chefs head west

September 5, 2018 by
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The US may be on the cusp of another British invasion. This time around, however, it won't be music hitting the shores it will be food, as several London chefs and restaurant groups are opening new locations in the United States.  New York and Washington are the targets of the first wave of restaurants, with the former getting the most… read more

Food52 Genius Desserts – Promotion

September 5, 2018 by
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All of Food52 books are indexed at EYB including the Food52 blog. These books are keepers - beautiful photographs, well-tested recipes and it's Food52! The latest title, Food52 Genius Desserts: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Bake by Kristen Miglore, is perfect. What is better than dessert? Genius desserts, of course.    Drawing from her James Beard Award-nominated Genius Recipes column… read more

Saveur Blog Award finalists announced

September 4, 2018 by
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Saveur received over 20,000 nominations for its annual blog awards, and they have whittled the list down to 66 finalists (we missed the cut again this year, but thank you to everyone who nominated us!).  There are eleven categories for the blog awards: travel, most inspired weeknight dinners, food Instagram, drinks, baking and sweets, entertaining, food videos, new voice, photography, food… read more

Jenny vs. Modernist Bread – Bagel Battle

September 4, 2018 by
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Earlier this year, I purchased Modernist Cuisine from an author friend who was downsizing. Due to my obsessive nature, I couldn't have one set of the books without the other so I took the plunge and ordered Modernist Bread. I'm already saving up for set three, Modernist Pizza. I really don't need both kidneys and these books are worth every penny. My goal… read more

Seattle Cooks – Julien Perry – EYBD Book and Promotion

September 4, 2018 by
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As you know we have our new feature EYBDigital running at full steam. With EYBD, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all… read more

Bring on the pumpkin

September 3, 2018 by
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Labor Day is nearly over here in the US, and that can only mean one thing: pumpkin season has officially begun. Pumpkin spice-flavored items have sprung up on menus everywhere (pro tip - there is no pumpkin in pumpkin spice), but even better, sweet pie pumpkins are popping up in stores. Of course, canned pumpkin is available all year round,… read more

When life hands you lemons (and cucumbers and tomatoes and herbs and…)

September 2, 2018 by
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After a trip to a particularly bountiful farmers' market last week, I stood before my open refrigerator in wonderment at the heaps of luscious fruit, vegetables, and herbs I had just purchased. Just as I was basking in this embarrassment of riches, panic struck: how was I going to use all of it before it went bad?  The panic was… read more

September 2, 2018 Kindle Cookbook Deals

September 2, 2018 by
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Act quickly if any of these cookbooks interest you, as I'm not sure how long they will remain on sale. At times I'll share a deal and it seems a few hours later, that deal has expired. As usual, I'll be updating throughout the week.  AUSTRALIA Unfortunately, there are very few great deals but we will bring you news of… read more

James Beard on the importance of salt

September 1, 2018 by
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Discovering a new seasoning is one of the greatest pleasures a food lover can have. The first time you taste it, you immediately start imagining all of the dishes in which you could use the flavor. It gets tucked away in your mental spice box, ready to be pulled out at just the right moment. The more you cook and… read more

The latest tattoo fad is inspired by kitchenware

August 31, 2018 by
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Tattoos of whisks, animals, cupcakes, and more adorn various body parts of chefs and dedicated cooks all over the world. Now we can add a new category to the annals of kitchen-inspired tattoo art: Pyrex bowls and bakeware. The designs, which have changed only subtly since the 1950s, have arguably lasted so long that they have attained a classic status.… read more

The Karachi Kitchen

August 31, 2018 by
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The Karachi Kitchen: Classic and Contemporary Flavors of Pakistan by Kausar Ahmed brings the diverse cuisine of this area of the world to our kitchen. Drawing influences from across South, Central, and West Asia, the food of Karachi is as varied as its people.  Acclaimed Pakistani chef, food and prop stylist, and educator Kausar Ahmed has curated and created unique,… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Previews

August 31, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published.  Our latest feature, EYBDigital Previews, allows you to view an extract from a… read more

Edgy Veg by Candice Hutchings

August 30, 2018 by
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The Edgy Veg: 138 Carnivore-Approved Vegan Recipes by Candice Hutchings and James Aita promises to deliver vegan food that satisfies our insatiable need for comfort food. The Edgy Veg, the YouTube sensation (with over 250,000+ subscribers and counting), was created by Candice Hutchings and her husband James Aita who are on a journey to revolutionize vegan food as we know it. … read more

José Andrés releases a new memoir next month

August 30, 2018 by
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Chef and restaurateur José Andrés added another job description - humanitarian - several years ago when he started the nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen. Andrés founded WCK following the devasting earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Last September, WCK tackled an even bigger challenge, helping to feed tens of thousands of people after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Andrés and WCK landed on… read more

Bong Appetit? Chefs take an interest in marijuana

August 29, 2018 by
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With the expansion of recreational marijuana in several US states, entrepreneurs have looked for new ways to market their product. One popular concept is marijuana edibles, usually sold in the form of chocolates or candies. Of course, baking with marijuana is not a new concept, as almost anyone who was a college student from the 1960s onward could tell you.… read more

Mayo is good for more than sandwiches

August 28, 2018 by
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Most of us have a jar of mayonnaise in the refrigerator, just waiting to be slathered on a sandwich. That's far from the only use for the condiment, however, as Food & Wine explains. They have five chef-recommended ways to make the most of mayo. Recent articles have predicted the end of mayonnaise (allegedly millenials don't like it), but chef… read more

Secrets of the Southern Table by Virginia Willis

August 28, 2018 by
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Secrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover's Tour of the Global South by Virginia Willis takes the reader on a tour of today's South with not only classic Southern recipes but dishes that draw from the area's many global influences, like Catfish tacos with avocado crema and Mississippi-Style Char Siu pork tenderloin. In addition to the recipes, Virginia profiles some… read more

The rise of the donut peach

August 27, 2018 by
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In 1993, Florence Fabricant reported on a new type of peach that was "juicy and luscious" but looked rather odd. It was much more squat than the typical golden red orb that everyone loved. First called a Saturn peach, it became known as the "donut peach", and now it's taking the US by storm.  Donut peaches are descendants of wild… read more

August 2018 New Cookbooks Review

August 27, 2018 by
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In my part of the world (Colorado) the temperatures are cooling off a bit and soon the leaves will begin their transition to hues of yellow and orange. August is taking its exit and a new season will arrive tempting us to turn on our ovens more and bake. In Colorado, we can get snow in May and sometimes as… read more

Mark Hix adores this classic cookbook

August 26, 2018 by
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Mark Hix is a celebrated food writer and renowned restaurateur. He has five acclaimed restaurants, pens a weekly column in the Independent on Saturday magazine, and has written several award-winning cookbooks. Hix has an impressive 2,500+ volume cookbook collection, but he admits he really only reads a few of these with any regularity. One of those is Anna del Conte's… read more

August 2018 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

August 26, 2018 by
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We have an incredible community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club and Sweet Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, places where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. Here on the site our recipe notes feature - completed by members and our indexers - help… read more

The biggest food trends of the past 40 years

August 25, 2018 by
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We spend a fair amount of time researching and reporting on food trends here at EYB. No matter how frivolous, they are reflected through the subject matter of new cookbooks. However popular they may be at the time, the very nature of trends is that they fade away. A review of yesterday's trends invokes nostalgia - and sometimes puzzlement - but… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Previews

August 24, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our latest feature, EYBDigital Previews, allows you to view an extract from a growing… read more

Always Delicious – Our latest EYBD title

August 23, 2018 by
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We are very excited to announce our latest addition to our EYBDigital library of titles and our first New Zealand title! Always Delicious: Favourite Recipes from the New Zealand Listener by Lauraine Jacobs is a beautiful book set for publication next month on September 24.  Lauraine is one of New Zealand's leading food writers, best known for her long-running weekly food column in… read more
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