CookShelfThe trend in cookbooks to be part travelogue, part memoir, and part instruction follows from the increased interest in leisure reading about food. While not a new trend - people have been writing about food and cooking…
Holiday meals can be stressful, especially for a food lover. Trying to make each dish absolutely perfect may cause blood pressure to rise and even tempers to flare. Unachieveable perfection goals aside, it is a…
René Redzepi has been described as the most influential chef in the world. His Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, has sat atop the world rankings for several years, and has spawned any number of imitators. Now the Danish chef…
The growing cocktail revival has made an impact on the drink scene in many ways, not the least of which is resurrecting spirits that had all but disappeared. Two people who contributed heavily to this revival are Erik…
Claire Ptak is a California pastry chef who moved to London in 2005 after working at Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. She owns Violet, a baking company in East London which supplies her popular Broadway…
Roberta Muir's career is enviable. Her passion for food, wine and foreign culture has led her on adventures in Europe, Africa, Turkey, South East Asia and Australia, and even the Arctic Circle. Roberta manages the…
Pastry chef turned food blogger David Lebovitz remains one of the most popular authors in the EYB Library, thanks to his recent hit My Paris Kitchen. Now he is letting readers into that very kitchen in an interview with…
When Mark Bittman recently announced that he was leaving his job at The New York Times to join a startup with the goal of helping people eat more plants, speculation swirled as to where he was headed. We now know the…
It's probably safe to say a few kids are having candy "hangovers" today after trick-or-treating last night. If you want to reduce your child's candy stash, or if you have leftover candy from the giveaway bowl, you can…
Sesame seeds can be found in any number of breads, appetizers, and main dishes. The "the mild, nutty seeds are versatile enough to make their way into a wide range of unexpected applications," says indexed blog Serious…
Cookbooks have been around for centuries, and no matter how many of them are published, we clamor for more. The idea of cataloging these cookbook recipes has also been around for a long time. As The New York Times…
Influential chef George Germon, co-owner of the landmark Providence (RI, USA) restaurant Al Forno, died Tuesday following an unspecified illness. Germon, along with his wife and co-chef Johanne Killeen, together opened…
