CookShelfCan't seem to resist that last piece of cheese on the snack tray? You can blame compounds in cheese like casein, which "can trigger the brain's opioid receptors which are linked to addiction," according to a recent…
You may not recognize the name Dharavi, but you might be familiar with a movie made about this multi-ethnic and multicultural settlement - Slumdog Millionaire. Over 1 million migrants live in the teeming slum, which is…
In late 2015, Nathalie Christian was hired to work as a recipe tester and project assistant for Emily Kaiser Thelin, author of the forthcoming biographical cookbook about Paula Wolfert titled UNFORGETTABLE: Bold Flavors…
Last night the IACP has announced its 2016 Cookbook Award nominees. The categories were revised again this year, with the Culinary History, Global Design and E-cookbook sections dropped and the former…
If you are a Louise Penny fan, you're probably excited for the upcoming August release of her new book, A Great Reckoning. For those new to Ms. Penny, she is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian…
Farm-to-table promoting chef and author Sam Beall of Blackberry Farm located in Walland, Tennessee, has died at age 39 in a skiing accident in Colorado. Beall grew up in Tennesse, attended the California Culinary…
Have you ever started a recipe, only to find an ingredient in the instructions that wasn't included in the list of ingredients? It's infuriating, and just one of the 20 things that Epicurious' staff and readers hate to…
The cupcake craze that peaked a few years back may be on the wane, but there hasn't been anything that has taken its place. One baker hopes to change that: Christina Maria Chambers is on a mission to elevate the status…
Late last year we reported about the shakeup at America's Test Kitchen that included Christopher Kimball's surprise departure. Jack Bishop became the Chief Creative Officer, but until today we didn't know who would take…
Food writing, especially at the newspaper level, was once heavily weighted towards women. But over the past decade or so, food writing has shifted its focus and subsequently more men have become involved in the craft.…
Russ Parsons has collected a lot of cookbooks over his 30 year career as a food writer. As he begins a new chapter in his life, he has decided to pare down his extensive collection. "Getting rid of some of those…
Homemade fresh pasta is a simple yet versatile food that boasts a delicate texture you can't find in its commercial counterpart. Once you get the hang of making pasta, you can perk it up with a number of different…
