CookShelfAs chefs have become more and more well known to the public, thanks in part to television shows like Top Chef and Chopped, they've started to use their celebrity status to promote causes that are important to them. One…
Michel Richard, the innovative chef who successfully blended French and American cuisine and helped to put Washington, DC on the map as a culinary destination, died yesterday at age 68. Longtime associate and…
Yesterday we learned that VH1 has ordered a new food themed program starring Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. Tentatively titled "Martha & Snoop's Dinner Party," the unscripted show will feature the duo hosting a dinner…
As the Great British Bakeoff enters its seventh season, it remains one of the most popular shows in the UK. When the show first premiered, no one could have predicted that it would become such a phenomenal success, but…
EYB Members love Lidia Matticchio Bastianich's many cookbooks. In addition to writing several books, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to the PBS cooking show lineup since 1998, including her most recent series,…
For those of us for whom cooking is a near obsession, there are essential culinary items that accompany us even when we travel, especially if we are driving. Even when we fly, some of us have certain gear or foods that…
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in cookbook publishing? Food writer and former editor Dianne Jacob sure knows. She knows the industry inside and out and shares her knowledge through her blog Will…
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently participated in a Reddit AMA in connection with the launch of his new mobile game. As one would expect in an AMA ("ask me anything") the conversation veered away from promotion of…
If you follow J. Kenji López-Alt's Twitter feed, you probably know that he has a serious beef with Buzzfeed's food site, Tasty. In a series of tweets, he claimed that the website had basically stolen his recipe for…
Several US regions are known for their particular barbecue styles: Texas beef brisket, Eastern North Carolina's vinegar and pepper sauced whole hog, Western North Carolina's pork shoulder with a tomato-vinegar sauce,…
Anthony Bourdain's new cookbook, Appetites , comes out this fall. The subject matter in this book could hardly be more different than his earlier novels or even his Les Halles Cookbook. Appetites is a family cookbook,…
If you think back to 'who's who' lists in the food world pre-internet, celebrity chefs, cookbook authors, television personalities, and a handful of food industry executives dominated the rankings. Some of those people…
