Is this the future of packaging?
It is all but impossible to avoid plastic packaging. Almost every retail establishment uses plastic bags, and in grocery stores, the produce is in clamshells or plastic bags, the meat counter uses plastic or…
Eat Your Books blog archive
Will the real inventor of cookies & cream ice cream please stand up?
I always find the origin stories of iconic foods fascinating, especially when they are shrouded in mystery and intrigue. These days, it's almost too easy to know where a viral food originated, thanks to everything being…
Food news antipasto
This week, The Standard's Melanie McDonagh gave us her favorite cookbooks for the summer, "from seaside food porn to Italian simplicity." Books by Donna Hay, Dara Klein, Theo Randall, and Niki Segnit made McDonagh's…
July 2026 New Cookbook Review
My 2026 Cookbook Preview Post is growing every day with great titles to get excited about! Some exciting additions recently include: The From Scratch Kitchen: Recipes and Inspiration for Rediscovering the Joys of Home…
Better on the vine?
Home gardeners in the north are finally starting to savor the literal fruits of their labors, and one of the most cherished items in backyard gardens is the tomato. The globes gradually turn from green to red (or…
A letter from our founder, Jane Kelly
When I came up with the idea for Eat Your Books in 2007, I could not have envisioned that almost 20 years later, I would be writing this retirement announcement and that the website would have grown into the global…
First, cyclospora, now...hackers?
If it isn't bad enough that consumers have to be concerned about getting explosive diarrhea from eating contaminated produce, we also have to worry about disruptions to our food supply from a different kind of parasite:…
Why the shine has come off many cookware brands
Revere Ware, Pyrex, All Clad, Chicago Cutlery, Lenox—storied US brand names in the kitchenware space. Perhaps it is more accurate to say they were storied brand names. Industry consolidation has led to some of these…
Food news antipasto
The Asturias region on Spain's northern coast has cooking traditions that date back centuries, including dishes like stuffed cabbage, cornmeal fritters called tortos, arroz con leche, and a pork and bean stew called…
Celebrate National Ice Cream day with deals (or make your own)
July 19 is National Ice Cream day in the US, and almost every place that serves some type of ice cream, from Baskin Robbins to Wendy's, is offering deals ranging from free scoops to free toppings and beyond. You can…
Taking time to savor
I keep vowing to not have a "working lunch" at my desk, but judging from the state of my keyboard, this vow has not been kept. In today's fast-paced world, taking time to slow down and properly enjoy a meal seems like a…
Everything old is new again, '90s edition
For some of us, the 1990s seem like only yesterday, but we need to face the facts: Nirvana is now played in elevators, MTV no longer exists as we knew it, and landline telephones can be found in antiques stores. Not…