Food news antipasto
Australian online bookseller Booktopia, which has been in business since 2004, has been placed into Voluntary Administration, which is similar to US receivership or bankruptcy. Orders have been temporarily suspended…
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July 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we cooked from our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option. We are having a midyear catchup.…
Why freezing your bread could make it healthier
Bread experts have long cautioned against storing bread in the refrigerator, noting that it can negatively affect the texture of the loaf, especially with rustic breads. However, freezing bread is an excellent storage…
1,900 EYBD Previews, The Big Bakeover, recipes and more
This week we hit another EYB Milestone! We now have 1,900 EYBD Previews uploaded to our site. As we state below, all Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. Any Preview recipe can be added…
Phaidon turns 101
I'm not sure how I missed this news from last year, but worldwide cookbook publishing house Phaidon celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. Last November, Publishers Weekly posted about how Phaidon, which didn't…
August 2024 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…
Portland's star chef Naomi Pomeroy dies
Naomi Pomeroy, a shining star of the Portland restaurant scene, died last weekend in a tragic accident. The 49-year-old chef was tubing on the Willamette River near Corvallis, Oregon with her husband (fellow chef Kyle…
Vegetables by Mark Diacono - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a copy of Vegetables: Easy and Inventive Vegetarian Suppers by Mark Diacono. Vegetables: Easy and Inventive Vegetarian Suppers showcases almost 100 inventive vegetarian recipes that…
Should mocktails be off limits for kids?
The mocktail trend shows no sign of slowing down as companies develop more and more products tailored to people who want a tasty drink sans the alcohol and its effects. Not only are there alcohol-free wines, gin,…
Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day Giveaway
Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day by Chetna Makan. Chetna's newest book Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day takes…
Food news antipasto
It's heading toward peak tomato season in much of the Northern Hemisphere, but some chefs have found clever ways to keep tomatoes on the menu all year. Well, at least the appearance of tomatoes appears in these…
Ottolenghi answers the eternal question: why so many ingredients?
It is safe to say that our Members love Yotam Ottolenghi. His books hold the top three slots in the EYB Library in popularity: Plenty currently resides on 13,927 Bookshelves, followed closely by Jerusalem and Ottolenghi…