Sound and flavor
The saying that "we eat first with our eyes" may be only part of the food enjoyment equation. The sounds of food, whether the crunch of a potato chip or the sizzle when a steak hits a hot pan, can also be important…
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Cookbook giveaway - Cookie Love
Mindy Segal is serious about cookies. Her new cookbook Cookie Love is just what you would expect from an award-winning pastry chef and self-professed "cookie nerd." Segal wants Cookie Love to be your "go-to, never-fail…
Voltaggio goes "home" in his latest cookbook
Brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio rocketed to fame by taking the top two places in season six of Top Chef, and Bryan also appeared on Top Chef Masters, becoming the first person to compete on both shows. The brothers…
Ham or lamb? How about lamb ham?
Many tables will feature a gorgeous rack of lamb or a platter of succulent ham this weekend. What you probably won't find is lamb ham, although it used to be quite popular, according to NPR's The Salt. Ham made from…
The history of gnocchi
Like many foods, gnocchi has several different regions that lay claim to inventing it. While we may not understand exactly where it originated, we do know that various forms of gnocchi have existed for centuries, says…
Cookbook giveaway - The Sprouted Kitchen: Bowl + Spoon
Blogger Sara Forte, author of the James Beard award-nominated cookbook The Sprouted Kitchen, turns her attention to bowl food in her second cookbook, The Sprouted Kitchen: Bowl + Spoon. (Learn more about the book in our…
Great Australian Bake Off in the works
Foxtel has announced it has commissioned a new exclusive series of The Great Australian Bake Off, with culinary icon Maggie Beer and acclaimed chef Matt Moran to judge the Australian adaptation of the hit UK format. The…
Best April Fools' Day food pranks
If you weren't aware of the date, you may have fallen for an April Fools' Day prank today. Social media was full of fake stories, some tongue-in-cheek like one from The Kitchn, which announced that editors had just…
Cookbook giveaway - Pure Pork Awesomeness
Chef Kevin Gillespie has received many accolades in the past several years. He has been named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year Award for three consecutive years, was nominated…
Ramsay-Oliver feud reignites
Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay's long-running feud had been quiet for a few years, but recent remarks by both men have brought the tensions back to the surface. According to The Telegraph, Oliver recently commented that…
Special deals on baking eBooks from Workman - expires tomorrow!
Who doesn't love a special? It's always welcome when something you love is offered at a savings, but when the special is on cookbooks, it's even better. That's what you can get each month through Workman Publishing's…
Keeping Julia Child's legacy alive
It's almost impossible to overstate the influence that Julia Child has had on cooking in the United States. Going against the tide of convenience food, she tirelessly promoted cooking at home and inspired countless…