CookShelfAs 2015 draws to a close, experts are prognosticating on what to expect for 2016. While it is almost impossible to predict some things (who could forsee the Cronut?), certain movements can be forecast. And who better…
The people who topped this year's Yahoo! Food list of influential culinary personalities is eclectic and diverse. Chef and restaurateur José Andrés topped the list. He was chosen for his multi-faceted contributions to…
When John O'Connell was doing research for a book he is working on, he read a lot of historical cookery books, and plenty of novels. The latter were to glean information about food storage and preparation. He was struck…
After you've sated yourself with the holiday meal, we have the perfect way to procrastinate the cleanup. Take this famous chef and restaurateur quiz and see how well you know culinary giants like Nancy Silverton, Eric…
Food has been a passion of Athtlin Parmenter for decades. The 93-year-old's cooking skills are legendary around her hometown of Vincennes, Indiana. She has also been acknowledged more broadly; Women's Day magazine gave…
Many EYB Members are admirers of The Great British Bake Off and the many cookbooks it has spawned. To its fans across the pond, The Great British Baking Show (as it's known in the US) is a polite yet entertaining…
The Mast Brothers chocolate company has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top of the craft chocolate world. Starting in their Brooklyn, NY apartment, brothers Rick and Michael Mast quickly developed a cult following, wrote…
Every month Jane and Fiona wade through hundreds of cookbooks, selecting and reviewing all the best new releases of U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand cookbooks. The only thing left for you to do is…
What does it take to write a cookbook? Obviously it involves much more than simply compiling recipes. Cookbook writers Matt and Ted Lee, authors of The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen, share ten things they have learned…
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Food lovers are a fussy group. They eschew the ordinary in favor of the exotic, and their refined palates are difficult to please. At least that seems to be the opinion of William Sitwell, who writes in The Telegraph…
As we look back at 2015, we can see the trends that have shaped the way we eat. Lists of the most popular books and recipes are popping up all around. While we wait for the ultimate list of the year's best cookbooks,…
The language of food is ever changing. New terms are coined and, thanks in part to social media, many are quickly adopted. NY Times writers have compiled a list of the top 10 new food words or terms that have captured…
