CookShelfBook News Holidays & Celebrations
Every year I am caught by surprise at how fast the holidays come around. I am working on a gift guide (with giveaways), but wanted to do a fast roundup of holiday books for our Members. This summary includes…
With holiday dinners fast approaching, home cooks are preparing the menus for their family feasts. For many, this means a turkey and stuffing/dressing as a side dish. There are many decisions to be made regarding the…
Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond by Laurel Kratochvila. My devotion to baking books is readily known to Members who read my posts. I particularly have a…
The fondness for retro desserts - items that might appear on a table in the TV show Mad Men - is still going strong several years after it emerged. B. Dylan Hollis has crafted a career from retro cakes and other sweets…
Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of the Big Book of Bread: 125 Recipes for Every Baker by King Arthur Baking Company. From the beloved baking authority, this gorgeous book shares over 140 recipes that meet…
As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around world and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to…
Chef and cookbook author Samin Nosrat recently sat down with Sam Sanders - in her lush Oakland garden - to talk about food and healing. She spoke about her favorite item from the garden (passionfruit), and broke down…
If you live in the US and your favorite pasta brand is from Italy, you may want to buy extra during your next shopping trip. Starting in January, the Trump administration is aiming to introduce tariffs of over 90% on…
Dominique Ansel's Cronut - released in 2013 - was likely the spark of the pastry mashup that continues to proliferate at bakeries around the world, but the roots go back a bit further. In 1996, NYC pastry chef Maury…
Two major cookbook award ceremonies were recently held. The IACP Cookbook Award winners were announced earlier this month; see our post with a breakdown of the winners. Also, TasteCanada announced their winners earlier…
There is no shortage of content creators who are (or were) chefs, including private chefs. But some 'private chef' accounts are playing fast and loose with the concept of 'client' - calling their parents, significant…
The 2025 Taste Canada Awards were announced today. The Awards are presented to outstanding Canadian cookbooks in both English and French languages. This is the biggest night of the year for Canadian cookbook authors.…
