CookShelfThe Kitchn recently took a stab at naming the defining cookbook for each of the last 5 decades, plus the current one. Their criteria was to choose those cookbooks - and their signature dishes - that defined a decade and…
There are thousands, of cookbooks published every year. Many are never noticed, some become popular with a select group, and some actually make the best-seller list for awhile. But every now and then, one incites…
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
Jane recently pointed out a thought-provoking article from Foreign Policy - not a usual source of inspiration for these blogs. In his article, The Cookbook Theory of Economics, Tyler Cowen presents an insightful thesis…
Single-subject cookbooks are suddenly becoming quite popular. Susie discussed this trend in her blog, Return of the single subject cookbook, giving them a ringing endorsement, " all the things we love about books - the…
William Sitwell describes himself as "a writer, editor (of [our indexed magazine] Waitrose Kitchen), and presenter who can't stop eating." He talked to us about the unique approach and inspiration behind his new book, A…
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
Now this is fun - a collection of vintage cookbooks by vintage celebrities (we apologize for the U.S.-centric nature of the post; if any of our other members have some vintage celebrity cookbooks from the U.K. or…
We may be preaching to the converted, but it's a good idea now and then to remember why we love printed cookbooks (and why buying more isn't a bad thing). So at the risk of being an enabler to all our cookbook addict…
We like to stay au courant with new ideas - especially those where technology and cookbooks interesect - so the idea of going straight to the consuming public to finance cookbooks intrigued us. First, a little…
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
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We recently chatted with Faith Durand. Durand, the executive editor of the Kitchn, is not only a blogger extraordinaire (over 11,000 posted), but the author of a recent cookbook, Bakeless Sweets: Pudding, Panna Cotta,…
