CookShelfOver at the HuffPost, Michael Ruhlman has a very thoughtful essay carrying on a discussion that should strike a chord with all our members. He simply asks "Is Food Writing Important?" We'll leave it to you to read his…
Famed baker Dorie Greenspan, author of the wonderful book Baking: From My Home to Yours and the blog In the Kitchen and on the Road with Dorie (recipes indexed on EYB), had a pop-up cookie store in NYC for a while. It…
In a recent article in The Observer, Viv Groskop confesses to being a Nigella Lawson addict. In a world where the Kardashians and other non-notable celebrities receive far too much press, we're happy to find someone who…
Over at EATER, they asked five chefs, "Is There Too Much Television?" In general, the answer was yes, even from those on television. Per Andrew Zimmern, "I will say that a lot of producers are making shows where people…
The word "legend" is a bit overused these days (yes, we're thinking of Usain Bolt), but in Julia Child's case, it's spot on. Even though she passed away several years ago, Julia's name lives on brighter than ever, even…
Having imbibed the Olympics spirt, we thought these two recipes from Nigel Slater in The Observer serves two purposes. First, they cater to our British frame-of-mind and, second, the recipes are easy enough to be able…
Two news items recently caught our attention - one good news (for many of us, at least) and one sad. On the good news front, Salt at NPR reports that drinking a moderate amount of wine helps women prevent bone loss: "A…
Nora Ephron's death reminded us of the pleasure that she brought with such movies as Julie and Julie, Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail. And, of course, if for nothing else we'll remember her for teaching us how…
Via the Eater, ABC has just announced a new competition cooking show for the fall starring a real odd couple - Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson. And here's the best part - if you think you're a good cook, you can be…
Like many food-related sites, Food Republic is celebrating Julia Child's upcoming 100th birthday with celebratory articles. We thought this effort -- asking a group of top food people, including Amanda Hesser, chefs…
Jay Rayner is a well-known (though not, perhaps, well-loved) dining critic in England, about to publish a book: My Dining Hell: Twenty Ways to Have a Lousy Night Out. In this Zagat interview he wastes no time in…
The New York Times has a thought-provoking article interviewing two famous chefs - Thomas Keller and Andoni Luis Aduriz of Spain. In the article, For Them a Great Meal Tops Good Intentions, both push aside the social…
