Food news antipasto
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…
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The top 25 cocktails of the past 25 years
You can find well-crafted cocktails in nearly every corner of the world these days, but the state of cocktails prior to their renaissance at the beginning of the century was fairly dismal. Sickly sweet concoctions meant…
How do you clean mushrooms?
One of the most persistent kitchen myths is that if you wash mushrooms, they will absorb liquid and get soggy. Food scientists tell us that isn't true, but many people still clean mushrooms only through dry methods like…
Move over bananas, there's a new sheriff in town
For decades, bananas were the most popular fruit in the United States. It makes sense because they are easy to transport, store relatively well, and most kids like them. However, a new fruit now reigns supreme - at…
Food news antipasto
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…
Is this Le Creuset diss merely clickbait?
Writing for Grub Street, Tammie Teclamarian has declared that Le Creuset has gone from being useful to tacky and is, in a word, "cheugy". First things first - a definition: Cheugy is an American neologism coined in 2013…
Nigella Lawson celebrates 25 years of 'How to Be a Domestic Goddess'
Although it is difficult to comprehend, Nigella Lawson's cookbook How to Be a Domestic Goddess was released a quarter century ago. Nigella celebrated the anniversary with a series of throwback images on Instagram…
Party people, this is your time
In 1982, Martha Stewart released a book that taught a generation how to host a party, the simply-titled Entertaining. Forty three years later, the book is back with a new, updated edition being released later this…
Food news antipasto
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…
To fan, or not to fan - that is the question
If your oven has a convection setting, how often do you use it? If the answer is "never because I don't know when it is appropriate", recipe developer and cookbook author Irvin Lin can help you. He penned an article on…
Penny pinchers won't give up their butter
With prices on a seemingly endless climb, people are tightening their belts and closely watching their budgets. One food item that isn't being cut? Butter, especially high-end, boutique butter. The Los Angeles Times…
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Alton Brown talks cookbooks
Alton Brown knows a thing or two about cooking, and he has written several highly-respected cookbooks. He also has strong opinions about the latter, and he recently shared some cookbook wisdom on Instagram. Brown wagers…