Food news antipasto
While some recent celebrity chef deaths have come at ages far too young, the news about the passing of chef and author Ronald Kinton reflects a long life, well-lived. The chef and author died in December at age 102. In…
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A New Way to Bake - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of A New Way to Bake: Re-imagined Recipes for Plant-based Cakes, Bakes and Desserts by Philip Khoury. Philip Khoury is an award-winning pastry chef known for his…
Wok for Less - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Wok for Less: Budget-Friendly Asian Meals in 30 Minutes or Less by Ching-He Huang. Ching-He has events as follows: a virtual class at Milk Street Kitchen on…
Looking backward for inspiration
As each year ticks by with a bevy of new cookbook releases, it amazes me that so many of them continue to be fresh, exciting, even groundbreaking. I excitedly bookmark recipes that I can't wait to try, to add to an…
EYB is now accessible and translatable, recipes, EYBD Previews and more
We have been busy, busy, busy here at Eat Your Books. I have been helping Jane gather the data for the Best of the Best lists (which will be posted shortly), gathering PDFs for new 2024 titles, setting up Previews and…
What's the best way to store knives?
Consumers spend billions on home organization every year. It might be part of their New Year's resolution to get more organized, or spurred by an organizing expert like Marie Kondo, but whatever the reason, people buy a…
EYB is now accessible and translatable
We have added a very cool tool to EYB that improves the usability of the site for our members with disabilities. Click the new green symbol at bottom left of your screen and see all the options - specific accessibility…
February 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…
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times
Reading the headlines about restaurant openings and closings these days can give you whiplash. One moment we are lamenting all of the closures that happened over the past year, and the next we are cheering the opening…
Is bread and butter the ultimate comfort food?
Writing for Salon, Mary Elizabeth Williams makes a bold statement, saying there is no better comfort food than bread and butter. After describing a perfect French breakfast of a crusty baguette, still warm from the oven…
Food news antipasto
While those of us in northern latitudes can only dream of luscious, ripe tomatoes, those in Australia, New Zealand, and other Southern Hemisphere countries are entering peak tomato season. SBS Food will help those lucky…
Gastro Obscura's favorite cookbook stories of 2023
Good cookbooks have well-tested recipes that work. Great cookbooks also tell stories about the food, either personal stories about love, grief, triumph, and despair, or broader stories about the culture and people where…