Extreme makeover: recipe edition
If you have ever spent time looking at cookbooks dated prior to the 1940s, you know that how recipes are written has changed over time. Irma S. Rombauer revolutionized recipe writing with the seminal Joy of Cooking.…
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Cookbook giveaway - The Free Range Cook: Simple Pleasures
US fans of Annabel Langbein, your wait is over. The popular New Zealand cook and author is bringing her acclaimed television series to PBS. (Read more about the series in our author interview, and find details on the…
Wine pairings for the season
Wine pairings can be serious business: a good wine can be a let down when it's paired with the wrong food. But taking pairings too seriously can be no fun, either. To counteract such overly critical thinking, Travel +…
Two food museums set to open in October
Despite food's central importance to history and culture, there hasn't been a museum dedicated solely to food. That is about to change, as two new food museums are set to open this month, one in London and the other in…
Why you should be drinking hard apple cider
Whether you call it apple beer, apple wine, afpelwein or hard apple cider, Martha Stewart says you should be drinking it. The alcoholic beverage made by fermenting fresh apple juice has different names depending on…
Cooking with kohlrabi
You can't shake a stick in a farmers' market without hitting kohlrabi. Relatively unknown until just a few years ago, kohlrabi is the darling of the local and sustainable movement because it is easy to grow and…
Kitchen art
When you think about designing a kitchen, most of the thoughts revolve around the mechanics of it: what kind of cabinets do you want, how should you arrange the workspace, which countertop materials do you think will…
Influential chef Paul Prudhomme dies at 75
We have more sad news to report, as we have learned that legendary chef Paul Prudhomme passed away today at age 75. Prudhomme popularized Cajun and Creole cooking, elevating the status of those cuisines through his…
Chef and author Anna Pump killed
Chef and author Anna Pump, 81, died on Tuesday after being struck by a pickup truck as she was crossing Montauk Highway near the Bridgehampton Post Office (Long Island, New York) Monday evening. Pump was a chef,…
Cookbook giveaway - The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes
The publisher of the world's most trusted and bestselling Italian cookbook has just released the latest title in the Silver Spoon series of books, The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes. This book is aimed at…
A new use for the old can of beans
Canned beans are a time-saving shortcut to great dishes like hummus. But did you know that you can also use the liquid from those beans to make great desserts? According to The Washington Post, bean liquid can be used…
Food styling pro tips
It's been said that the internet was made for sharing photos of cats. For foodies, it seems like it was tailored for sharing food photos. Most of us have uploaded a photo or two to social media, whether as part of a…