CookShelfThere are so many things I can make at home that are better than even a top-shelf brand - mayonnaise, chicken stock, sandwich bread, salad dressing, all sorts of cakes, cookies, and desserts. Yet there remains a white…
Cherished family recipes are often handed down from one generation to the next. Occasionally someone takes a recipe to the grave with them, but others do the opposite - quite literally. There is a phenomenon of people…
You can find well-crafted cocktails in nearly every corner of the world these days, but the state of cocktails prior to their renaissance at the beginning of the century was fairly dismal. Sickly sweet concoctions meant…
One of the most persistent kitchen myths is that if you wash mushrooms, they will absorb liquid and get soggy. Food scientists tell us that isn't true, but many people still clean mushrooms only through dry methods like…
For decades, bananas were the most popular fruit in the United States. It makes sense because they are easy to transport, store relatively well, and most kids like them. However, a new fruit now reigns supreme - at…
Carla Hall fans who were dismayed when she was taken off the Holiday Baking program on Food Network now have a reason to celebrate: the chef and television host will be appearing in Gordon Ramsay's baking competition…
Writing for Grub Street, Tammie Teclamarian has declared that Le Creuset has gone from being useful to tacky and is, in a word, "cheugy". First things first - a definition: Cheugy is an American neologism coined in 2013…
It has been a few years since we wrote about the Internet Archive's extensive cookbook collection, and a recent article reminded me about this amazing (and free) resource. Many of the older works have been scanned and…
With prices on a seemingly endless climb, people are tightening their belts and closely watching their budgets. One food item that isn't being cut? Butter, especially high-end, boutique butter. The Los Angeles Times…
Value grocery chain Aldi is starting a complete revamp of its private label merchandise. The move comes after extensive customer feedback, placing the Aldi name front and center. Many items will also feature the…
The easiest way to start an argument among food lovers are the questions about food categories or definitions. Is a taco a sandwich? Are ravioli dumplings? Let the fight commence. Over at Food Republic, they are…
Jaya Saxena, former correspondent at Eater, has had her last byline on the website and boy, is it a doozy. Saxena dives into the formation of "foodies," how the term has transformed in the past quarter century, and what…
