CookShelfAs the year draws to a close, many organizations have made their predictions for food trends for 2017 (and we've shared a few with EYB Members). The accuracy of such forecasts is spotty, as The New York Times discusses…
An "Italian-specialty-food amusement park" named FICO Eataly World is on schedule to open its door in Bologna, Italy in September 2017, according to Grub Street. The massive establishment has been plagued by delays and…
If you celebrate Christmas, you likely have one - or several - Christmas food traditions. The particular traditions in your household depend greatly on where you live. NPR's The Salt explored the quirky food traditions…
This is one of the busiest weekends on the planet, as for the first time in nearly 40 years, the start of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve fall on the same day. Most of us are likely rushing about with last minute food…
One endearing holiday tradition is the making of gingerbread houses. They represent some of the best parts of the season: gathering friends and family, making things together with your children, and (my favorite part)…
Each year, Jane collects the "best cookbooks of 2016" lists from a wide variety of sources, ranging from television to radio to bloggers to newspapers - over 300 lists in total. After aggregating and ranking nearly one…
Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts. They read the…
Themed cafés are not a new concept. There are internet cafés, cat cafés, rock and roll cafés, and more. But one we hadn't heard of before sounds like the best one yet. A library in Austin, Texas, is getting ready to…
Each month I happily wade through hundreds of cookbooks, selecting and reviewing all the best new releases from U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The only thing left for you to do is to add them…
As 2016 draws to a close, many of us will look back and assess the year, perhaps making resolutions for 2017. If you are inclined to do so, and if any of your resolutions involve cooking, you may want to check out The…
If you ask three different people in the food industry what's going to be popular in the coming year, you are likely to get a variety of responses. That's what I discovered when looking through my Twitter feed recently.…
Last month we reported on the lawsuit filed by America's Test Kitchen against Christopher Kimball where ATK alleged that Kimball "literally and conceptually ripped off America's Test Kitchen." Kimball recently filed his…
