Physical media in a digital age
We have reported before about how cookbooks continue to do well while much of the publishing market struggles with sluggish and even falling sales. The usual arguments for the success of this genre are that people…
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Southern cooking legend Nathalie Dupree has died at age 85
We are saddened to share the news that Nathalie Dupree, celebrated Southern chef and cookbook author, passed away yesterday at age 85. South Carolina chefs shared outpourings of affection for Dupree, with Carrie Morey…
February 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary
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 the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might…
Food news antipasto
Coffee drinkers have another reason to enjoy their morning cup as a new study found a link between having a pre-lunch coffee and a reduced risk of developing heart disease. The link is only for those who indulge in…
Wine pie: too good to be true
Have you seen the latest viral food video of wine pie? Content creator @itsmejuliette garnered over 8 million views with her recent video in which she mixes an entire bottle of wine with store cupboard ingredients in a…
Are seed oils scary?
If you spend any time at all on video-based social media, you have probably seen warnings from fitness influencers, purported health advocates, and even some physicians that villainize seed oils. These videos usually…
A January reset doesn't need to be a battle
The beginning of a new year feels like the perfect time to make a change, whether that involves organizing, exercising, or eating. This explains why Veganuary and Dry January are both increasingly popular activities.…
The best ways to store cookware and lids
A common New Year's resolution is to become more organized. I would not be surprised if more containers, organizers, and other storage solutions are sold in the first month of the year than the rest of the months…
Food news antipasto
We will start the new year by looking back at 2024 with Food and Wine's report on its top food stories of 2024. I had forgotten about a couple of these, such as the foray into surge pricing by some restaurant chains and…
The end of an Ottolenghi era
Yotam Ottolenghi is by far the most popular author in the EYB Library. The top three books by number of Bookshelves are his, and he has five of the top 10 books in the Library. If you look at individual recipes ranked…
Over 100,000 ckbk recipes indexed, EYBD previews and more
In May of 2024, we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of 936 great cookbooks, the…
An avocado a day keeps the doctor away?
Developing a daily avocado habit can lead to better food choices, according to a recent study. The study of 1,000 participants split them up into two groups, with one eating an avocado each day and the other eating…