Best cookbook lists from Cooking Light
Cooking Light has a thought-provoking new series going on, gathered under the name The Cookbook Awards. Starting last November, each month they've been announcing the best cookbooks of the last 25 years in 15…
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Call for 10 essential cookbooks and a giveaway
Our friends at Food52 have an interesting challenge on their site -- one that's right up our members' alley. As they describe it: "Every home cook has their cookbooks: the ones front and center on their shelf, the ones…
New Modernist Cuisine volume to be targeted for the home cook
The Eater has an indepth interview with Nathan Myhrvold, one of the authors of Modernist Cuisine, the 6-volume guide to scientific cuisine published last year. Myhrvold just announced that, in the fall, he will be…
Outrageous cookbook covers
We all know the old saying, there's no bad publicity - but is that true of cookbook covers? The Mercury News has compiled a list of 10 cookbooks that beg the question, "Would you buy this?" At the very least, you'll…
The Perfect Cookie? Almost...
In the interests of journalistic accuracy and community service, we wanted to share Michael Ruhlman's corrected recipe for Snickerdoodles [this link has been removed as no longer on Ruhlman's site] from his recent…
Food books that can change your life
Adam Roberts over at The Amateur Gourmet has compiled a list of The Ten Food Books That Changed My Life. And we must say that almost all of the books struck a chord with us. There are some wonderful writers - both old…
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Going without: are photos essential in a cookbook?
Remember the old, unillustrated days of cookbooks, when you opened to a page of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, or Joy, and your eyes always fell on an unbroken page of solid words? Oh, you might get a diagram of…
Cookbook collaboration: How it should work
Andrew Friedman is a highly regarded cookbook collaborator and on his website, Toqueland, he's just finished a fascinating two-part series on how to create a unique cookbook. Admittedly spurred on by the recent…
Busting kitchen myths: The great recipe swindle
Should a recipe, if followed precisely, deliver culinary precision? Most experienced cooks realize that this kind of promise is actually not only unrealistic but also constraining. They use recipes as starting points,…
Culinary intelligence - integrating real food into your daily life
Courtesy of Michael Ruhlman, we're highlighting three thoughtful books today. In his blog entry, Culinary Intelligence - An Emerging Trend, Ruhlman reviews two books. Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating Healthy and…
James Beard Award winners announced
At a star-studded event last night in New York, the winners of the prestigious James Beard Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards were announced - see the list of cookbook nominees and winners. Cookbook of the Year went to…
Just how popular is a $450 cookbook?
In 2011, a 36-person team organized by former Microsoft chief technology officer and avid foodie, Nathan Myhrvold, produced a 5-volume, 2,400 page cookbook called Modernist Cuisine. Weighing 45 pounds, the book(s)…