CookShelfOn this blog we've previously discussed bits and pieces of the cookbook publishing process. We've spoken to editors, writers, ghostwriters, and others about their roles in the lifespan of a cookbook. Now, in a series on…
Diana Kennedy reigns as one of the top authors in the EYB Library, holding two of the top ten spots in the Mexican genre. NPR's The Salt recently interviewed Kennedy, who is as feisty as ever at age 93. Born in England,…
All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of China by Carolyn Phillips is one of my picks for top cookbook of 2016 and has found its deserved way to many best books list. Carolyn is the writer of the blog, Madame…
All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of China by Carolyn Phillips is one of my picks for top cookbook of 2016 and has found its well-deserved way to many best books list. Carolyn is the talented voice behind…
We are saddened to report that award-winning writer, television host, and restaurant critic AA Gill has died at the age of 62, just a few weeks after he revealed that he was seriously ill with cancer. Gill was a…
Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest…
We've spent the last couple of weeks focusing on beautiful, practical, and just-plain-fantastic gifts for cookbook and food lovers, so it might be time to take a look at the flip side of the equation. Epicurious is here…
For those of us who are passionate about food, nothing says love more than making someone a delicious meal or treat. That often means we look to the kitchen for gifts to give our friends and loved ones for the holidays.…
This is the final gift guide for this year. Prior posts covered the Forty Best Cookbooks of 2016, cookbook suggestions for art and music lovers, cookbooks for entertainers and cookbooks for bakers. I hope these guides…
Gruyère lovers, this post is for you. Saveur Magazine has just published a lovely article on a rare Swiss cheese that is produced using only very traditional Gruyere methods that date back centuries. Known as L'Etivaz,…
The fall and winter are synonymous with baking more so than any other time of the year. What would Thanksgiving be without pie, or Christmas without cookies, or Hanukkah without rugelach or snow days without brownies…
Fans of the television series Iron Chef America will be happy to learn that the show, which left Food Network in 2014, is returning in spring 2017. The reboot of the show includes a new name: the new program will be…
