CookShelfFor today's blog we were torn between dreaming of traveling to the best outdoor farmer's markets or presenting some practical advice on how to best store your food items. Taking the easy way out, we decided to do both.…
As reported by ABC News, Consumer Reports just published an indepth report on the best and worst supermarkets. Among some of their more interesting findings: most shoppers do not shop exclusively at just one store;…
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The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) has traditionally handed out annual cookbook awards, among the most prestigious in the industry. Additionally, they have honored great culinary writing with…
Over at Salt they're discussing some recent good news for chocolate lovers - new research that shows that eating chocolate regularly may help keep you thinner. Why? It's possible that due to special compounds in the…
Described as a "celebration of a fruit's perfect design," the Smithsonian blog, Designer Decoded, has a seven-part article on the Cutie - a seedless, easily peelable mandarin designed specifically to be kid-friendly.…
According to the Salt (NPR's food blog) and a study in Flavour, smell can affect how much we eat. The more intense the aroma, the smaller the bite. It's logical; when we encounter a new especially aromatic food, we tend…
Remember chia pets? They're back....but now on your plate-at least the seeds are. The largest natural products exposition was recently held in Los Angeles and, besides reintroducing chia seeds, it highlighted some…
I just saw a funny tweet where chef Andrew Carmellini owns up to the important role his co-writer played in the writing of his two cookbooks. If only all cookbook "authors" were this honest. Though in full disclosure,…
Gwyneth Paltrow has added her voice to the chorus of cookbook authors denying they use ghostwriters. It is interesting though that her book My Father's Daughter was used to illustrate the article in the New York Times…
With the release of the new iPad, other innovations have received little attention. But the recent pizza expo in Las Vegas-attended by 10,000 people-highlighted some fun developments in the world of pizza. So are pizza…
Fascinating radio piece by Susie on New England Public Radio on how her constant testing of cookbooks for her reviewing jobs at NPR Radio, The Boston Globe and of course EYB, mean that her children very rarely get…
Although I now live on the opposite side of the world to my home city of London, I'm fortunate to get back often enough to still feel in touch. I don't tend to keep up to date while I'm away, so sometimes I find a new…
