France encounters a mustard shortage

July 14, 2022 by
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While the French celebrated Bastille Day today, many of the festivities were missing a beloved ingredient. France is in the midst of a Dijon mustard shortage, depriving the country of "the condiment that gives edge to a steak frites, life to a grilled sausage, depth to a vinaigrette and richness to mayonnaise." Dijon-style mustard  from  The Art of Preserving (Williams-Sonoma) by Rick Field and Lisa Atwood and Rebecca… read more

Lanka Food: Cookbook Giveaway

July 14, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Lanka Food: Serendipity & Spice by O Tama Carey. Lanka Food: Serendipity & Spice by O Tama Carey is a comprehensive guide to Sri Lankan cooking from the acclaimed chef and restaurateur. With essays that further contextualize the cuisine, this cookbook is a guide for people wanting a deeper understanding… read more

August 2022 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

July 14, 2022 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

Fall/Autumn 2022 Cookbook Preview: Part I: The Baking Titles

July 13, 2022 by
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Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are in the midst of summer but fall/autumn is fast approaching. This year we have an exorbitant amount of tempting releases - many of which have been moved from either last year or from earlier this year. (Let's hope they don't get further delayed because of COVID issues.) In this preview - Part I… read more

Celebrate Bastille Day with French food and drink

July 13, 2022 by
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Food, drinks, and fireworks in July aren’t limited to the United States. Ten days after America’s Independence Day, the French also have their own red, white and blue holiday. Called Bastille Day by English speakers, the day is known to the French as “La Fête Nationale,” and it celebrates the anniversary of the liberation of France marked by the storming… read more

Global chickpea shortage looms

July 11, 2022 by
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Hummus and falafel lovers won't want to hear this news, but it looks as though there will be a worldwide shortage of garbanzo beans, aka chickpeas, in the coming year. Reuters recently reported that global supplies of the crop may fall 20 percent over the next several months. Basic hummus from Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi If you surmised that the… read more

Food news antipasto

July 11, 2022 by
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This week's theme centers on fried chicken in honor of the fact that July 6 was National Fried Chicken Day in the US. Up first is Eater's series, The United States of Fried Chicken, which takes us all over the country to find the 27 best fried chicken joints in the nation. But that's not all: you'll also find an… read more

Ingredient snobbery must go

July 9, 2022 by
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Just about every TV chef I have watched has maligned a ready-made ingredient like boxed chicken broth or pre-peeled garlic. I've also seen scads of articles like Food & Wine's "29 things chefs never buy pre-made," where the pros besmirch everything from salad mix to jarred sauces, emphatically stating they would never deign to purchase such an inferior product. While… read more

The last two weeks: Looking forward to new releases, author events, EYBD cookbook previews, giveaways, recipes and more

July 8, 2022 by
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I am still working on my Fall/Autumn preview - more pdfs are arriving daily and I promise to have it ready for you next week. For a sneak peek: Claudia Fleming's Delectable: Sweet & Savory Baking is everything and more that one would expect from the author of the iconic The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern; Claire Saffitz'… read more

World Chocolate Day is here

July 7, 2022 by
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Today is World Chocolate Day! The middle of summer is a brave choice to host this food holiday in the Northern Hemisphere, but there is a reason: it's celebrated on 7 July because that is allegedly the date that chocolate was first brought to Europe in 1550. It's not as though we really need a day to celebrate chocolate, because… read more

Dome cakes are the perfect timeline cleanse

July 6, 2022 by
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Reading the news today seems to be a masochistic endeavor. Endless stories about shooting, shenanigans (if not outright crimes) by high-ranking government officials or former officials, weather disasters, and other gloomy stories dominate the headlines. Finding something uplifting to read becomes more difficult each day, which is why I eagerly clicked on the link to an article about the latest… read more

Cook It, Eat It, Live It – Cookbook Giveaway

July 6, 2022 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of Cook it Eat it Live it: The Everyday Joy of Food in 43 Varied, Vibrant Dishes by Jo Kenny. In this first publication from the blogger at Girl Eats World we find a vibrant and varied collection of recipes inspired by both travel and the author's family ties to the UK,… read more

Enhance your pizza IQ

July 5, 2022 by
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Forget about the tired pickup line of "What's your sign?" - I posit that you gain a lot more insight into what someone is all about by asking them about their favorite pizza. You learn whether or not they are into food (if they mention frozen pizza, it's time to move along), possibly about how well-traveled they are (if they… read more

Food news antipasto

July 3, 2022 by
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This week UNESCO added borsch (aka borscht) to its list of endangered intangible cultural heritage, saying that the war "threatened" the cooking of borsch. Ukraine claims the soup as its national dish, and the country's Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko said "Victory in the war for borsch is ours!" Many different varieties of borsch are served, but the most common prominently features… read more

Everything’s coming up ube

July 2, 2022 by
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I don't know about you, but I've been seeing a lot of purple foods in my social media feeds recently. Everything from hamburger buns to drinks seem to be colored in an eye-catching deep lilac hue, and the ingredient that makes these colorful foods happen is one that hails from the Philippines: ube. If you're interested in learning more about… read more

World’s largest chocolate plant shuts down after salmonella discovery

June 30, 2022 by
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Chocolate lovers, brace yourselves: Barry Callebaut just shut down its chocolate plant in Brussels - billed as the world's largest - after it discovered salmonella in a batch of chocolates on Monday. The suspected contamination was in the lecithin used as an emulsifier. Since lecithin is used in almost every type of chocolate made at the plant, the entire operation… read more

Panna cotta is having a moment

June 30, 2022 by
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Once found almost exclusively on Italian restaurant menus, panna cotta seems to be bursting out everywhere, says Bon Appetit's Genevieve Yam. She feels we are currently "living in panna cotta’s golden age—one where all sorts of restaurants are spinning the dessert into their own form." What's not to love? Panna cotta is infinitely variable, with opportunities to infuse loads of… read more

Ayla – Cookbook Giveaway

June 28, 2022 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of Ayla: A Feast of Nepali Dishes from Terai, Hills and Himalayas by Santosh Shah. Ayla: A Feast of Nepali Dishes from Terai, Hills and Himalayas by Santosh Shah explores and experiments with the spices and flavors of Nepal with a range of recipes, perfect for both the beginner and experienced… read more

You never forget your first real taste

June 27, 2022 by
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strawberries in a colander
When I was growing up, I rarely ate any strawberries or even anything strawberry-flavored. My mother detested strawberries, so they didn't make an appearance in our house very often. Generally speaking, I was fine with that because supermarket strawberries - the only kind I had access to in my tiny town - are, frankly, terrible. Fast forward 20-odd years and… read more

Food news antipasto

June 26, 2022 by
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Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) for our readers, we failed to report on a limited-edition popsicle flavor that was available earlier this week in Canada. The flavor was certainly not run-of-the mill: the condiment company French's created ketchup-flavored ice pops and distributed them at three different Canadian locations from 22-24 June. If any of our readers was able to snag one,… read more

June 2022 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

June 26, 2022 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: Cookbooks: I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes by Ali Slagle – online recipes – or – any recipe from Emiko Davies – cookbooks or online recipes.Baking: Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho… read more

June 2022 New Cookbook Review

June 26, 2022 by
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June's cookbook review is a little sparse as almost half of the titles slated for June publication were pushed to later in the year or 2023. I am keeping the 2022 preview post updated. If you would like to order any of these titles (or preorder/order any other books or items) using our affiliate links below or BUY BOOK button on the book details… read more

Breakfast of champions

June 25, 2022 by
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As soon as my eyelids pop open in the morning, I am thinking about food - namely, what I will eat for breakfast. Something sweet usually appears on the menu such as toast with homemade jam, pancakes or waffles, or if I can find a good one, a cheese Danish. Of course, according to most of the pundits and researchers… read more

This week: When good cookbooks do bad things; EYBD Previews of upcoming releases; recipes; and more

June 24, 2022 by
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I have been buried - figuratively and almost literally - in managing the indexing of books and magazines along with my regular duties. I am loving the new work. I tell you this to explain a little about why things got so bad. Read on. For this roundup, instead of some well-thought-out words on a particular recipe or cuisine -… read more

UK Guild of Food Writers Awards announces 2022 winners

June 23, 2022 by
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In May we shared a list of nominees for the UK Guild of Food Writers 2022 Awards - the 25th anniversary of these prestigious honors - and following last evening's ceremony held at London's Royal Institution, we now know the winners in each category. The evening's honorees included Dan Saladino, who received two awards for Eating to Extinction: The World’s… read more
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