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What happened to Fine Cooking's website?

October 9, 2020 · Darcie

Fine Cooking Magazine has been a perennial EYB Member favorite and has legions of dedicated fans. Earlier in the year, we heard that Taunton was going to stop publishing the print magazine, although nothing was said…

Holidays & Celebrations

Thanksgiving, virtually

October 9, 2020 · Darcie

One of the most important food holidays in the US and Canada is coming up, but it will look a lot different than it has in years past. Monday marks Canadian Thanksgiving, and the US holiday follows on November 26th.…

Antipasto

Pandemic cooking gets weird

October 8, 2020 · Darcie

When lockdowns were first implemented and restaurants had to close their doors, millions of people had to quickly pivot to becoming full-time cooks for their families. At first many of us embraced this paradigm shift,…

Food Biz People

Genevieve Ko joins NYT Cooking

October 7, 2020 · Darcie

The New York Times announced today that Genevieve Ko would be joining its food section and NYT Cooking as a senior editor. Ko is making a cross-country move from The Los Angeles Times where she currently serves as…

Culinary News

Saveur sold to venture equity group

October 6, 2020 · Darcie

Years ago, Saveur Magazine was at least partly responsible for saving my job. I had a cantankerous boss who defined the terms micromanager and passive aggressive, and he went through assistants at lightning speed. At…

Antipasto

Reasons to add a tamis to your kitchen

October 6, 2020 · Darcie

Do you ever need to sift, strain, separate, steam, or aerate ingredients? If so, you might have a couple of different devices you use: a mesh strainer, a flour sifter, and a colander. Food writer and former deputy…

Book News

Jenny's best cookbooks of Fall/Autumn 2020

October 5, 2020 · Jenny

Usually, somewhere between September 15th and October 15th, all the best cookbook lists hit the social media feeds. Earlier this year, I published Jenny’s Best Cookbooks of Spring 2020, and today I'll highlight my…

Antipasto

Food news antipasto

October 4, 2020 · Darcie

Now that Cookbooktober has arrived, everyone is weighing on which recently released books are the best. We're biased, of course, but we think Jenny's take on the subject is definitive, but in the interest of fairness…