Pastry chefs find a new home – at home

January 24, 2023 by
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Even before Covid-19 hit, US restaurants were undergoing change. One of the most notable shifts was in the dessert menu, or perhaps more accurately, the lack of such in many locations. Pastry chef jobs were on the decline, and the number of retail bakeries was likewise dwindling. Then the pandemic significantly disrupted restaurants even further. Despite these setbacks, a growing… read more

The Complete Modern Pantry – Cookbook Giveaway

January 24, 2023 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of The Complete Modern Pantry Cookbook: 350+ Ways to Cook Well with What's on Hand by America's Test Kitchen. The Complete Modern Pantry Cookbook: 350+ Ways to Cook Well with What’s on Hand by America’s Test Kitchen: Flexibility is at the core of pantry cooking – when every cook needs to… read more

Fresh Pasta at Home Cookbook Giveaway

January 24, 2023 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Fresh Pasta at Home: 10 Doughs, 20 Shapes, 100+ Recipes, with or without a Machine by America's Test Kitchen. Fresh Pasta at Home: 12 Doughs, 20 Shapes, 100+ Recipes, with or without a Machine by America’s Test Kitchen shares foolproof methods and 100-plus recipes that make it totally achievable. Whether… read more

Food news antipasto

January 22, 2023 by
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Vox Media, the parent company of a string of websites including Eater and Grub Street, recently laid off 130 employees (seven percent of its workforce). One of those getting the ax was Eater senior correspondent Meghan McCarron, whose work we have linked to many times. Jim Bankoff informed employees of the cuts in a memo Friday, citing “the challenging economic… read more

Dishes to celebrate the lunar new year

January 21, 2023 by
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The Lunar New Year falls on January 22 this year, and ushers in the Chinese New Year as well as celebrations in other Asian countries including Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The holiday begins on the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. For Chinese celebrants, 2023 heralds… read more

January 2023 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

January 21, 2023 by
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Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we have been cooking from: Cookbook: Go-To Dinners by Ina Garten or any of Ina’s recipes from her cookbooks or online or any recipes from James Martin’s cookbooks or onlineBaking: Any Australian Gourmet Traveller baking recipes (online) or Delicious AU baking recipes (online) or Dish New Zealand baking recipes (online)Vegan/Veg Focused: Any online indexed vegan recipe (almost 50,000) For past… read more

This week: More 2023 book news; EYBD Previews; recipes and more

January 20, 2023 by
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As I mentioned last week, the 2023 Cookbook Preview Listing is being continually updated. Every week or thereabouts, I will highlight a few upcoming books so you may update your Wishlist. Here are this week's books: Taste Kitchen: Asia: Six Flavours to Suit Every Taste by Philli Armitage-Mattin was published in the UK in September of 2022 and will be released this month… read more

Tips for being vegan in 2023

January 19, 2023 by
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The number of people embracing vegan or vegan-adjacent diets continues to grow. Whether you are participating in Veganuary, are moving toward being vegan, or just want to eat more plant-based meals, Tasting Table has an article that might interest you. They have assembled their top 15 tips for being vegan, and these tips go beyond merely substituting tofu for meat.… read more

February 2023 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

January 19, 2023 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  We want to get this information out to you so you can prepare… read more

How DIY are you?

January 17, 2023 by
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It stands to reason that people who are cookbook lovers have at least a modicum do-it-yourself tendency, because few things in this modern era are more DIY than cooking foods from scratch. We've discussed this before in the context of making your own pantry staples like ketchup or mayonnaise, but for some the DIY concept goes even farther. For instance,… read more

The New Cooking School Cookbook: Advanced Fundamentals Cookbook Giveaway

January 17, 2023 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of The New Cooking School Cookbook: Advanced Fundamentals by America's Test Kitchen. The New Cooking School Cookbook: Advanced Fundamentals by America’s Test Kitchen: Last year, ATK published The New Cooking School Cookbook: Fundamentals which shared over 80 themed courses geared to teach more than 200 skills and cook 400 recipes. This year, Advanced Fundamentals shares… read more

From Scratch – Cookbook Giveaway

January 17, 2023 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of From Scratch: More Than 200 Handmade Pantry Essentials and Life-Affirming Kitchen Miracles by Fiona Weir Walmsley. From Scratch by Fiona Weir Walmsley is a cheerful collection of recipes, and a simple guide to making your own food and staples, starting at the very beginning. If you are looking for a… read more

Food news antipasto

January 15, 2023 by
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Finally, a piece of good news we can pass along regarding restaurants: menu prices slowed substantially in December. While year-over-year numbers had climbed about 8.3%, the monthly figure was down to a range of .1% to .4% depending on the type of eatery. Inflation as a whole slowed too, giving hope that the relentless prices increases we have been experiencing… read more

Best practices vs. reality

January 14, 2023 by
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As I made a chocolate Bundt cake today for a friend's birthday (the Chocolate ganache bundt cake from Zoë Bakes Cakes), I couldn't help but think of how many ways I was not adhering to best practices when baking. According to the experts, you shouldn't separate eggs using the shells (I did), and you should crack each into a separate… read more

This week: 2023 books so far, recipes, EYBD Previews and giveaways

January 13, 2023 by
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The 2023 Cookbook Preview Listing is already filled with exciting books and it isn't even complete! Every other week I will highlight a few upcoming books. Update your wishlist and buy new bookshelves because there are some special books coming. Dark Rye & Honeycake by Regula Ysewijn will be published February 14th. The acclaimed food writer turns her attention to her native Belgium… read more

Gas stoves aren’t going anywhere soon

January 12, 2023 by
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If you live in the United States, you might have seen a lot of posts about gas stoves in the past few days. That's because a commissioner with the U.S. Product Safety Commission, Richard Trumka Jr., mentioned them as a potential health hazard in an interview he gave a few days ago. He suggested that one day they might be… read more

Tava – Cookbook Giveaway

January 11, 2023 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond by Irina Georgescu. Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond by Irina Georgescu is outstanding. Filled with vibrant imagery and recipes to inspire you like no other baking title before. A must have. Recipes include: Transylvanian griddle breads with… read more

René Redzepi is closing Noma

January 10, 2023 by
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Award-winning restaurant Noma, which sat atop the list of World's 50 Best five times since its debut nearly 20 years ago, is slated to close at the end of 2024, according to a statement posted on the restaurant's website. But the restaurant, its pioneering owner, and unique team of fermenting researchers and avantgarde chefs, are not disappearing altogether. Rather, they… read more

Lune – Cookbook Giveaway

January 9, 2023 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Lune: Croissants All Day, All Night by Kate Reid. Lune Croissanterie is one of the most talked about bakeries in the world. From rave reviews from Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, René Redzepi and Rachel Khoo, to features in news outlets such as New York Times and The Guardian, Lune… read more

Food news antipasto

January 8, 2023 by
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Sometimes it is easy to identify when a food has passed its ideal ripeness and has become a food safety concern as the food gets dried out, moldy, or has other telltale signs of spoilage. For some items it isn't that easy - take pickles for example. How can you tell if your pickles are going bad? Epicurious has the… read more

Celebrity chefs take branding to the next level

January 7, 2023 by
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Celebrity chefs and lifestyle gurus like Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray have created vast empires of branded products that include cookware and food products sold at various retailers ranging from K-Mart to Williams-Sonoma. More recently, this concept has expanded to include entire stores dedicated to a single chef's curated product selection. This allows these celebrities to become a presence not… read more

The last few weeks: Ottolenghi site is indexed; helpful hints; recipes; previews and more

January 6, 2023 by
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Happy 2023! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2023 is a healthy and delicious year for us all. I have been working on adding more 2023 books to our Library and keeping our 2023 Cookbook Preview Listing updated during the holiday break. As wonderful as the last few years have been in terms of cookbook releases,… read more

Best sleeper books of 2022

January 5, 2023 by
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Last year was a tremendous year for cookbooks so there are a lot of books to be excited about. Between Jenny's monthly new cookbook reviews, our Best Cookbooks by the Experts, Best of the Best cookbooks, and the forthcoming bestselling books of 2022, we pretty much have our Members covered for the top books. As with anything, however, sometimes there… read more

New blog index: Ottolenghi

January 5, 2023 by
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We have today added a new blog index, Ottolenghi.co.uk. Ottolenghi's style of food is rooted in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean traditions, but also draws in diverse influences and ingredients from around the world. Check out the 362 recipes indexed from the blog. And because we have also indexed all of Ottolenghi's cookbooks plus his recipes in magazines and newspapers, we have… read more

Quality cookware can’t make bad food taste good

January 4, 2023 by
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We've frequently posted swoon-inducing photos of the latest offerings from cookware manufacturers like Le Creuset and Staub. They make tremendous products that can make cooking easier and help you create better meals. However, the mere presence of a gorgeous enameled cast iron pot is not sufficient to conjure deliciousness from bad ingredients or a bad recipe. Case in point: my… read more
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