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December 29, 2025 by
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This liminal period between Christmas and New Year's has my brain scrambled, so please accept my apologies for this delayed recap of food news. Since 2025 is nearly over, everyone is looking back at the top stories and recipes for the year. Australian Gourmet Traveller published its most popular recipes of 2025, and The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food recounts… read more

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December 22, 2025 by
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Assorted cheeses on a rustic wooden board
We recently learned that Sri Owen, who popularized Indonesian cooking worldwide, died last month at the age of 90. Born in Sumatra, Indonesia, she moved to Britain in 1964 and was an internationally celebrated author, lecturer and cook. Her books include The Rice Book (winner of the Andre Simon award) and Indonesian Regional Food and Cookery. She served on the… read more

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December 7, 2025 by
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Jamie Oliver is not a quitter. Six years after he had to shutter his Italian restaurant chain's UK locations, he is bringing Jamie's Italian back with a new partner. The new iteration of the restaurant is backed by Brava Hospitality Group, which hopes to revive the chain. The first location will be located in London’s Leicester Square. Despite the obstacles… read more

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December 1, 2025 by
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I hope our US Members had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We start with some good news for the world of food safety. Scientists at Ohio State University have found a new way to combat salmonella bacteria that contribute to foodborne illness. The researchers identified antimicrobial peptides from probiotic strains that inhibited the growth of salmonella in chickens. While this needs to… read more

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November 23, 2025 by
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We just learned of the passing of Skye Gyngell, the first Australian woman to be awarded a Michelin star. Gyngell helmed several popular London-area restaurants and cafes. She was also a cookbook author, writing four cookbooks from 2008 to 2016. Many chefs and food writers posted remembrances about Gyngell, with Jamie Oliver thanking her for "all you did to inspire… read more

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November 17, 2025 by
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Chef and cookbook author Samin Nosrat recently sat down with Sam Sanders - in her lush Oakland garden - to talk about food and healing. She spoke about her favorite item from the garden (passionfruit), and broke down how hard it was to recover from the letdown she felt following the success of her first cookbook and Netflix series of… read more

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November 10, 2025 by
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This week's food news recap is a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short. We start with Tucker Shaw (of The Bittman Project) who has surprising uses for a packet of yeast (subscription required). Add it to cake, banana bread, and other baked goods, where it adds an intriguing flavor and contributes to the texture as well. London’s Borough Market… read more

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November 3, 2025 by
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The Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland updates its online guide monthly, adding recommendation based on its inspectors' travels. It recently added 24 new restaurants to its listings, including locations run by Aiden Byrne, Adam Handling, and Tom Kerridge. In 2026, Michelin plans to host the live launch of its updated guide in Ireland for the first time. Speaking of… read more

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October 26, 2025 by
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Lay's brand potato chips (crisps) recently launched a bold new look for its packaging, but it wasn't a flashy new font or logo. Instead, the new bags prominently feature an image of a potato. Lay's did this because, according to research the company conducted, more than 50% of people did not know that Lay's potato chips were made from actual… read more

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October 19, 2025 by
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This week's edition of food news is heavy on culinary giants and kitchen appliances with a bonus at the end. We begin with a podcast from BBC Food featuring the always charming Diana Henry (episode available only to subscribers to the Good Food app). Talking with Samuel Goldsmith, Diana discusses her new book Around the Table - 52 Essays on… read more

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October 12, 2025 by
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Carla Hall fans who were dismayed when she was taken off the Holiday Baking program on Food Network now have a reason to celebrate: the chef and television host will be appearing in Gordon Ramsay's baking competition show, Next Level Baker. Hall joins Ramsay and Candace Nelson in the series, which airs on Fox beginning December 4. In other Gordon… read more

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October 5, 2025 by
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It has been a few years since we wrote about the Internet Archive's extensive cookbook collection, and a recent article reminded me about this amazing (and free) resource. Many of the older works have been scanned and are available for download in several formats including Kindle and PDF. The books aren’t limited to U.S. or English language publications. The archive also… read more

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September 29, 2025 by
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Value grocery chain Aldi is starting a complete revamp of its private label merchandise. The move comes after extensive customer feedback, placing the Aldi name front and center. Many items will also feature the nicknames that customers have given the product, such as Red Bag Chicken. Aldi has also met its goal that every Aldi-exclusive product will have reusable, recyclable,… read more

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September 22, 2025 by
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We start out this week's review with the passing of two very different culinary figures. The first is Marian Burros, cookbook author, food columnist for The New York Times from 1981 to 2014, and former Washington Post food editor, who has died at age 92. An Emmy award-winning television host, Burros became famous for her plum torte recipe, which was… read more

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September 15, 2025 by
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Love avocados but struggle to get them out of their skins? You may want to try the viral method that relies on a whisk. It is just as easy as it sounds - cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and "insert your whisk right into the green part of the avocado, twist, and scoop". Just be sure to… read more

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September 7, 2025 by
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Gordon Ramsay announced he plans to revive his show Hell's Kitchen in the UK, possibly with a spin-off chain of restaurants. His show in the US has run for 24 seasons and spawned seven restaurants across the country. ITV has reportedly trademarked the Hell’s Kitchen name and insiders say the show could debut as early as 2026. Fried chicken, honey butter, and… read more

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August 31, 2025 by
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Want to experience something from Rene Redzepi's NOMA but can't afford to go to Copenhagen? You can try Noma Kaffe, a monthly subscription service that allows you to sample the coffee served at the award-winning restaurant. As you might expect, this service is not cheap: the cost is $65 USD per month for two 250-gram bags of coffee. Noma’s head… read more

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August 25, 2025 by
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It's easy to get excited about cookbooks, so I never really thought about why so many titles included exclamation marks, like Dolci!, Galette!, and You Got This! Nina Moskowitz of Epicurious has thought about it and asked several authors and editors why they included exclamation marks in their titles. For Diane Morrisey, author of You Got This!, the exclamation point… read more

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August 17, 2025 by
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Renowned beer historian Martyn Cornell died at the beginning of June. His friend Steve McCubbin's heartfelt obituary for Cornell was just published in The Guardian. McCubbin shares Cornell's long and storied career, and recognized his salty character. The last post Cornell made before he died illustrates this: “If I read once more that porter got its name because it was… read more

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August 10, 2025 by
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Less than a week after Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff told a reporter that he did not anticipate further layoffs in the company, 15 Eater staff members were laid off, according to Vox Media union. In a post on Bluesky, one of my favorite writers on the site, Amy McCarthy, shared that she was one of the unlucky ones. The… read more

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August 3, 2025 by
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Another food publication is biting the dust - at least in monthly magazine format. Fans of delicious (AUS) spotted a short note in the most recent edition that stated it would be the last print issue. Earlier this year the magazine announced changes that included a weekly delicious section added to metropolitan and regional newspapers. The publisher said that the… read more

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July 27, 2025 by
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Goodbye grocery stores? The San Francisco Chronicle reports on how grocery shopping habits have changed store design (gift link), and how the shift in shopping may be the death knell for large, suburban supermarkets. With more people switching to online shopping, some stores have seen traffic dry up while others are turning into what might best be called shopper's warehouses.… read more

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July 20, 2025 by
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If you are the sort of person who likes to look at a dessert menu before you even order your main course, we have two articles you might want to peruse. First up is a growing trend in dessert-only restaurants. These places offer inventive menus that often include dessert and wine pairings. Says pastry chef Will Goldfarb, “There’s this appetite… read more

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July 13, 2025 by
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Are you getting the recommended daily amount of vegetables? If not, you might want to order dessert. No, that is not an error - more and more restaurants are adding vegetables, along with other savory elements, to their desserts. Eater's Bettina Makalintal tells us more about this intriguing restaurant trend. Earlier this week we learned the sad news that America's… read more

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July 6, 2025 by
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The strawberries and cream sandwich from Marks & Spencer has taken England by storm. People who enjoy this dainty treat, inspired by the Japanese "sando" may be dismayed to learn that it could soon be subject to the 20% VAT on desserts. According to VAT expert Simon Knivett: “If the bread is sweetened and the product is held in the… read more
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