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We all know that plastic waste is a problem - most of it ends up in landfills, it litters wide swaths of the ocean, and microplastics are found in the blood of 97% of Americans. Researchers at Southern Illinois…
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Frozen yogurt makes a comeback
Just when you think frozen yogurt is a thing of the past, a new generation comes along and makes it popular again. The 1980s saw the first wave of frozen yogurt dominance before waning at the end of the decade. About 10…
Great British Bake Off Week 1 - Cake Week
I didn’t realize how much I had missed the judges, the hosts, the bakers, and the tent until I heard the familiar refrain of the GBBO theme song. The show provides such a lovely escape from the stressors of everyday…
The rise of the influencer cookbook
In the EYB/CookShelf library, there are 2214 books labeled as blogger/food influencer (excluding those from celebrity chefs). The biggest names all started as "old-fashioned" food bloggers where text and photos told the…
Cape Ann Cake Fest debuts
Bakers in the Boston and Massachusetts North Shore area may be interested in an event on Sunday, October 4th, that EYB founder Jane Kelly is working on (please note the date has changed because of the nor'easter storm…
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Ina Garten has a new podcast called Happy Hour, where she talks with celebrity guests at her New York City apartment. The podcast is billed as "conversations you would love to overhear at a great dinner party." I…
Squeezing in the last bites of summer
In much of the Midwest, this week felt like someone abruptly turned off the summer switch and turned the autumn dial all the way up. After an extremely hot summer, suddenly the nighttime lows dipped into the 50s and the…
Know your cinnamon: Ceylon vs. cassia
Cinnamon is one of the most recognized and widely used spices in the world, flavoring everything from drinks to meats to breads and desserts. There are two major kinds of spices labeled as cinnamon, but Ceylon cinnamon…
Good Housekeeping brings back its iconic 1980s cookbook
When The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook was first published in 1980, it was a tremendous success - so successful that it was updated and reissued twice (in 1988 and 2001). All together these cookbooks have sold…
DC's Bold Fork Books to close
At the end of August, Bold Fork Books in Washington, DC announced that it was closing its doors at the end of September. I didn't report on the announcement right away because I hoped someone would swoop in to save the…
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Have you ever thought that the big cookie companies were overrated? If so, you will want to read the story on Ravenous about how private equity loves cookies—but quality? Not so much. Chains like Crumbl and Insomnia…
Michael Ruhlman says a new cookbook is in the works
Michael Ruhlman is one of my favorite authors, not just because his books are packed with great recipes and amazing techniques that will transform your cooking, but also because he's a really nice guy. When a group of…