EYB and Cookshelf members know the value of cooking advice from a trusted friend. That's why so many of us turn to the notes section of a recipe on the EYB website before we decide whether to make it, or to find out what tweaks we may want to make. Now that same useful information—along with a vibrant community of people who share our passion—is available on Cookshelf. If you haven't updated the app recently, you definitely want to do it now. And if you are an EYB Member but haven't downloaded the app yet, this is the perfect opportunity to discover why people love it so much.

In addition to a chic new landing, your Home now shows real cooks from the books already on your shelf—what people made, the notes they left, the little tweaks that made it better. It's the good part of a cooking group chat, all in the app. You can find the people whose cooking you trust and follow along. When they make something worth talking about, you’ll see it. Another tweak to the app is a switch to using real names so friends can find you more easily, and so our community feels more personal. You choose how your name appears, and you can always change it later.

Now you can also stay in the loop: turn on notifications and Cookshelf will give you a heads-up when someone new follows you, when a friend likes your cook, and when a book from your shelf is added to our catalog (it's how I learned that one of my favorite older books was just indexed!). None of this changes the books and recipes you already count on. It just adds the company. We think it’s more fun with friends in the kitchen.