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Award-winning chef Daniel Humm didn't skip a beat after his split from partner Will Guidara. The former Eleven Madison Park chef has opened a new eatery in London. Recently Food and Wine interviewed Humm about his new…
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Put a little punch in your holidays
I used to host a solstice party every year, one in which I would spend hours on various appetizers and desserts, carefully select a range of wines, and plan an elaborate cocktail menu. After trying to mix cocktails to…
The best cookbooks of 2019 by the experts
Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts. They read the…
Pick the right cocoa powder for the job
Dutch-process, high-fat, black, natural: which type of cocoa powder should you use for hot chocolate, brownies, cakes, and other recipes? Most of the time a recipe will merely ask for cocoa powder without specifying a…
New food words added to the dictionary
The English language is always evolving, with new words continually entering the lexicon. Sometimes the new words describe new technologies, other times it is a word from another language that is adopted wholesale into…
Christmas cooking tips and recipes from chefs
Planning a big holiday meal can involve a fair amount of stress. Keeping track of the timing of dishes can be tricky and doing the prep work is important. Who better than a professional chef to understand these…
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We're going to start off this week's food news recap by tooting our own horn. We have recently surpassed over 9,000 indexed books here at Eat Your Books. None of this would be possible without our indexers - both…
The rise of Nordic baking
In the past decade, Nordic baking - that is, baking in the traditional styles of the Scandinavian countries plus Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands - has been on an ascendant arc. Why has it reached a…
How many licks does it take?
If you are over a certain age in the US, you probably remember the commercial for Tootsie Pops where a cartoon kid asks a wise owl how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of the sucker. I was reminded…
An ode to tiramisù
There are people who think tiramisù is not a great dessert. While it's true that in the wrong hands it can be stodgy or one-dimensional, but done well it strikes a perfect balance with its creamy, light structure and…
Looking back at the decade in food
Perhaps you have seen the '10 year challenge' popping up in your social media feeds: a photo of someone in 2009 paired next to one from 2019. Another decade has gone by, and humans love to take stock and reflect at the…
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A crown roast of lamb makes for a gorgeous presentation. It looks intimidating, but having a good butcher goes a long way to making the rack look great. Two adventurous butchers recently attempted to make this…