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Cookbooks are still selling like hotcakes

March 31, 2019 · Darcie

Just a few years ago, the pundits were in agreement that the death of the physical cookbook was nigh. After all, most everyone got their recipes from the Internet, so what need did we have to purchase physical volumes?…

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Chicken and Charcoal

March 30, 2019 · Jenny

This week, The James Beard Foundation announced the cookbook and media finalists and today's book, Chicken and Charcoal: Yakitori, Yardbird, Hong Kong by Matt Abergel was named in the restaurant and professional…

Fundraiser for cookbook author devastated by flood

March 29, 2019 · Darcie

You may not have heard of Nimi Sunilkumar, but she is an award-winning cookbook author and cooking instructor based in Kerala, India. She has given lessons to thousands of foreigners and is the author of the best books…

Food Biz People

Alice Waters is having a yard sale

March 28, 2019 · Darcie

It seems that this year, everyone is "Kondoing" their homes, and it looks like chef and restaurateur Alice Waters and her daughter Fanny Singer have caught the fever. The pair is having a yard sale in the Chez Panisse…

Culinary News

James Beard Nominees 2019

March 27, 2019 · Darcie

If The Piglet is the appetizer to cookbook awards season, the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Awards nominee list is a hearty main course, which was just served this morning. As I perused the list (thanks to Jenny for…

New Cookbooks

March 2019 New Cookbook Review

March 26, 2019 · Jenny

March, how did you arrive and leave so quickly? It's the beginning of our spring publishing rush here in North America. While not as overwhelming as September through November (Cookbooktober), the team at Eat Your Books…

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Why is garlic in so many savory dishes?

March 25, 2019 · Darcie

In the EYB Cookbook Club, member Alicia F recently made Marcella Hazan's simple-yet-wonderful tomato sauce. She observed that the sauce is quite delicious as is, but that she thinks "it would be better with garlic."…