CookShelfIt looks like life really does imitate art. Real-life versions of Central Perk, the fictional coffee shop from the American television series Friends, are popping up worldwide. According to The Guardian, "to celebrate…
The 576 pages of The Vegetarian Flavor Bible are filled with countless tips for easy ways to add more flavor to everything you cook, like how to make creamy vegetable sauce for pasta using just steamed vegetables, a…
Why is it that some people really hate to cook? It's a question that Michael Ruhlman tackles in a thought-provoking blog post. He approaches the subject as a response to an article in the NYT Magazine by Virginia…
Over 49% of Americans eat a sandwich on any given day. What separates good sandwiches from bad ones isn't necessarily the ingredients, says Dan Pashman, author of Eat More Better: How to Make Every Bite More Delicious.…
Supermarkets proudly display bins full of pristine, perfectly ripe vegetables and fruit. But what happens to the produce that is overripe or blemished? Chefs in France wanted to bring that point to the public's…
Award-winning chef and restaurateur Charles Phan opened The Slanted Door in San Francisco in 1995, inspired by the food of his native Vietnam. Since then, The Slanted Door has grown into a world-class dining…
Until recently, sherry was all but forgotten in the U.S., often regarded as a quaint, old-fashioned quaff meant to convey elegance but falling short of the mark. Now sherry is making a comeback, as the L.A. Times…
Do you ever get flustered when you want to make a homemade meal but are in a time crunch? If so, you'll enjoy Mark Bittmann's How to Cook Everything Fast, which focuses on time management, the essential principle of…
It's a fact: everyone likes to snack. All around the world, people are consuming more snacks, as evidenced by the $400 billion USD per year snack market growing by two percent last year. But the types of foods people…
The biggest and boldest cookbook yet from the baking duo of Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, Baked Occasions, celebrates a year in desserts. The beautifully illustrated book offers 75 recipes for cookies, puddings,…
Chef Renee Erickson is a busy and accomplished woman: she owns four Seattle-area restaurants and is a James Beard-nominated chef. Yet she managed to find the time to write a cookbook. (You can read more about Chef…
Even the most accomplished cook usually has one food item that utterly frustrates him or her. For many cooks the aggravation comes from the baking arena - pie crusts, pate a choux, and souffles are items that people…
