From blog to book to building
There are nearly 300 million blogs in circulation, according to Tumblr, and a great many of them are about food. The most successful food bloggers go on to secure book deals, like Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, Heidi…
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New live streaming food channel launches
If you long for the days when content-focused cooking shows ruled the Food Network, you may want to try out a new streaming service that is creating a channel dedicated to food. Twitch, known for its video game…
Your cheese addiction may be more real than you know
Can't seem to resist that last piece of cheese on the snack tray? You can blame compounds in cheese like casein, which "can trigger the brain's opioid receptors which are linked to addiction," according to a recent…
Cookbook explores recipes from India's working class
You may not recognize the name Dharavi, but you might be familiar with a movie made about this multi-ethnic and multicultural settlement - Slumdog Millionaire. Over 1 million migrants live in the teeming slum, which is…
IACP announces 2016 cookbook award nominees
Last night the IACP has announced its 2016 Cookbook Award nominees. The categories were revised again this year, with the Culinary History, Global Design and E-cookbook sections dropped and the former…
A cookbook (of sorts) for Louise Penny fans
If you are a Louise Penny fan, you're probably excited for the upcoming August release of her new book, A Great Reckoning. For those new to Ms. Penny, she is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian…
Recipe pet peeves
Have you ever started a recipe, only to find an ingredient in the instructions that wasn't included in the list of ingredients? It's infuriating, and just one of the 20 things that Epicurious' staff and readers hate to…
Can eating chocolate improve brain function?
Most health studies end up stating that the foods we love are bad for us and we shouldn't eat them. Not so a recent study published in the journal Appetite, which says that eating chocolate is linked to improved…
Burnt is the new black
Blackened foods are not new - we've been eating blackened fish, steak, and other meats for eons. But chefs are expanding the concept to vegetables, breads, and even desserts. The Washington Post takes a look the trend…
The 2016 Piglet cookbook contest has begun
I'm not sure how this slipped past my radar, but Food52's 2016 The Piglet cookbook competition has already started and one of the first round winners has been announced. The annual cookbook competition, inspired by The…
The growing world of food crime
In 2013, the UK was rocked by a scandal where horsemeat and pig meat were found in packages of ground beef, and products that claimed to contain ground beef like lasagne and bolognese. Citizens were outraged,…
Must-try heirloom beans
We reported earlier in the year about the UN declaration that 2016 is the International Year of the Pulses. As part of this celebration of the bean, indexed magazine Food & Wine explores several lesser known beautiful…