2017 IACP Cookbook Award winners announced

March 6, 2017 by
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The IACP announced the winners of its cookbook awards at a ceremony held last night in Louisville, Kentucky. Vivian Howard's Deep Run Roots was the evening's biggest winner, notching up wins in three categories (Chefs & Restaurants, General, and Julia Child First Book), plus it was named Cookbook of the Year.  Other EYB Member favorites snagged a few awards as… read more

Provence to Pondicherry – Tessa Kiros

March 6, 2017 by
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Provence to Pondicherry: Recipes from France and Faraway from the incomparable Tessa Kiros is pleasure wrapped in words and photographs. Tessa's books are journeys to glorious locales filled with beautiful people and food. I have almost all off her titles and working on procuring the few that I need. This paragraph has me wanting to buy a small home to be able to… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Provence to Pondicherry

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Provence to Pondicherry: Recipes from France and Faraway from the incomparable Tessa Kiros is pleasure wrapped in words and photographs. Tessa's books are journeys to glorious locales filled with beautiful people and food. I have almost all off her titles and working on procuring the few that I need. For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post which shares a recipe for Ashok's Masala Prawns.… read more

A film about pioneering chef Jeremiah Tower set to debut

March 5, 2017 by
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  Film buffs who are food lovers, mark your calendars. There is a new film titled Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent that chronicles the life of pioneering chef Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and influential figures in American gastronomy. The movie premieres this April in select cities. Tower began his career at the renowned Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley in 1972, where… read more

How to Hygge -Signe Johansen

March 5, 2017 by
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How to Hygge: The Secrets of Nordic Living by Signe Johansen ushers the Scandinavian lifestyle trend right into our homes. Hygge (pronouced "HOO-gah") is effortlessly orchestrating normal everyday events into special and meaningful occasions. It's a feeling more than an effort that takes pleasure in other people's company along with sharing a meal or warm beverage.  Envisioning Sweden and Norway… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – How to Hygge

March 5, 2017 by
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How to Hygge: The Secrets of Nordic Living by Signe Johansen ushers the Scandinavian lifestyle trend right into our homes. Hygge (pronouced "HOO-gah") is effortlessly orchestrating normal everyday events into special and meaningful occasions. It's a feeling more than an effort that takes pleasure in other people's company along with sharing a meal or warm beverage. For more information on this… read more

The changing face of food writing

March 4, 2017 by
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  Since the age of Apicius, the art of writing about food has waxed and waned in popularity. It's probably never been more fashionable than it is now, says writer Bryan Curtis. He notes that in this era of food bloggers, celebrity chefs, and Instagram, a problem has emerged: everyone wants to read about food but it's getting more difficult… read more

March Cookbook Previews

March 4, 2017 by
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The second greatest time of the year apart from Cookbooktober, that period from September through November, is the Spring when a whole new batch of great cookbooks are released. March comes in strong with so many exciting titles that I'll probably need to do three preview posts to get them in. We need to coin a phrase for March and… read more

Two Weeks of Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 3, 2017 by
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At Eat Your Books we want to bring you the best recipes - our dedicated team searches out and finds online recipes excerpted from newly indexed cookbooks and magazines. New recipes from the best blogs are indexed daily and members index their favorite online recipes using  the Bookmarklet all the time. Below you'll find this week's recommendations from the EYB team.… read more

BBC to launch new cookery show

March 3, 2017 by
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Many fans of The Great British Bake Off were saddened when they learned the program would move to Channel 4 from its home on the BBC. But it looks like viewers might be able to have their cake and eat it, too. The BBC has just announced a new show that could rival the beloved GBBO, because it stars one… read more

Shortcuts that aren’t so short

March 2, 2017 by
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  I will eat almost anything that is encased in puff pastry. Although the puff that is found in most supermarket freezers will suffice, nothing beats the homemade version. It is, however, fairly intensive to make at home and, between all of the rolling and resting, it takes a fair amount of time. So I would welcome a shortcut that… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – A Meatloaf in Every Oven

March 2, 2017 by
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A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes - from Mom's to Mario Batali's by Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer delivers fun and sustenance in the form of warm, comforting meatloaf recipes. Who doesn't like their meatloaf glazed with witty banter? Marilyn Pollack Naron's illustrations adorn this fun title that pays tribute to the… read more

A Meatloaf in Every Oven – Frank Bruni & Jennifer Steinhauer

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A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes - from Mom's to Mario Batali's by Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer delivers fun and sustenance in the form of warm, comforting meatloaf recipes. Who doesn't like their meatloaf glazed with witty banter? Marilyn Pollack Naron's illustrations adorn this fun title that will have you gathering… read more

Essential tools for cooks

March 1, 2017 by
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One of the greatest pleasures for someone who loves to cook is browsing the aisles of a well-stocked kitchen store. The vast array of gadgets, tools, and equipment can be both eye-opening and envy-inducing. One can be mesmerized by the allure of a beautiful tool and take it home with visions of the delicious food to be made using it,… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Ottawa Cooks

March 1, 2017 by
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Ottawa Cooks: Signature Recipes from the Finest Chefs of Canada's Capital Region by Anne DesBrisay brings readers recipes from forty-one of Ottawa's most inspirational cooks including dishes from fine restaurants, food trucks and farmhouse kitchens.  For more information on this title, please see our review post which shares a  recipe for Quinoa Salad with Butternut Squash, Feta & Cranberries. We are pleased to offer one copy to… read more

Ottawa Cooks – Anne DesBrisay

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Ottawa Cooks: Signature Recipes from the Finest Chefs of Canada's Capital Region by Anne DesBrisay brings readers recipes from forty-one of Ottawa's most inspirational cooks including dishes from fine restaurants, food trucks and farmhouse kitchens. And more importantly proves that Canada has so much to offer besides its darling Prime Minister.    With more than eighty recipes that focus on the… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Five Seasons Kitchen

February 28, 2017 by
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The Five Seasons Kitchen by Pierre Gagnaire celebrates the chef's fifty illustrious years. To commemorate this auspicious occasion, Grub Street has published La Cuisine des 5 Saisons for the first time in English. For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post.   We are pleased to offer five copies of The Five Seasons Kitchen to our EYB Members… read more

The Five Seasons Kitchen by Pierre Gagnaire

February 28, 2017 by
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The Five Seasons Kitchen by Pierre Gagnaire is a beautiful book that brings fine dining into our homes by making it totally approachable. Gagnaire who in 2015 was voted 'Best Chef in the World' by his peers, marked five creative and successful decades in the kitchen in 2016. To celebrate his illustrious career, Grub Street published his La Cuisine des 5… read more

Gather by Gill Meller – Special Preview Giveaway – US Event Schedule

February 27, 2017 by
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Gill Meller has several special dates planned to promote his first solo cookbook Gather's US release. Previously published in the UK last year, it will be available in the States on the 7th of March. Gill is a chef, food writer, author, food stylist and cookery teacher and has been part of the River Cottage team for 11 years. This title is… read more

Timing is everything

February 27, 2017 by
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  There are few things more frustrating to a cook than having a dish not cooking in the amount of time specified in the recipe. It can throw off your entire meal if you're waiting another 20 minutes for those potatoes to get crisp. When a food doesn't meet the timing in the recipe, it may not be the recipe's… read more

Tips for baking better bread

February 26, 2017 by
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  One of the most enticing aromas to come out of a kitchen is the scent of freshly baked bread. Even though few things beat a loaf of homemade bread, many people don't bake it frequently. They may be intimidated by the process or might feel like it involves far too much measuring or math. Over at Epicurious, famed baker… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Divine Food

February 26, 2017 by
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Divine Food: Israeli and Palestinian Food Culture and Recipes by David Haliva is  one of those cookbooks that if I never cooked a recipe from it, I would still be madly in love with its beauty. This book has substance to complement its beauty - I want to cook all the recipes and am making a cake from the book today.  For… read more

Divine Food – David Haliva

February 26, 2017 by
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Divine Food: Israeli and Palestinian Food Culture and Recipes by David Haliva is one of those cookbooks that if I never cooked a recipe from it, I would still be madly in love with its beauty. This book has substance to complement its beauty - I want to cook all the recipes. There are so many beautiful books being published each… read more

Vintage menus show how much differently we eat now

February 25, 2017 by
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  While it might seem like humans have been eating the same kinds of foods for hundreds of years, a quick scan of an online menu archive located at the New York Public Library will dispell such notions. Seeing the items that have waxed and waned in popularity at dining establishments around the world is eye-opening. The archive contains over 1,332,495… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Italian Baker

February 25, 2017 by
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The Italian Baker: 100 International Baking Recipes with a Modern Twist by Melissa Forti is a beautiful book from a self-taught baker. Melissa's Tea Room and Cakes in Italy comes to life in this stunner of a cookbook. For more information on this title, please our review post that shares a recipe for Tiramisu Cake!   We are pleased to offer… read more
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