What's going on with butter?
Every year since the early 2000s, I have made multiple batches of English toffee to give away during the holidays. For only the second time ever in this time span I encountered total toffee failure: the emulsion split,…
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Batali attempts a comeback
Back in October, Mario Batali resurfaced on Instagram and hinted at a comeback with a message that said "virtual events coming soon." This week, Batali made good on his announcement, hosting a livestreamed, $50 per…
A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese) - Cookbook Review & Giveaway
Enter our US/CA giveaway below to win one of three copies of A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese) by Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang and America's Test Kitchen. A Very…
Chef and author Bill Granger has died at 54
Today we learned the sad news that Australian chef, television presenter. and author Bill Granger died on Christmas Day at the far too young age of 54. His family reported that he passed away peacefully, with his wife,…
The surprising history of gingerbread
Since food news has been thin this week, I am skipping the usual antipasto and instead featuring a holiday classic: gingerbread, a hallmark of the holiday season. While gingerbread in cookie or cake form traces its…
Kitchen product trends for 2024
Now that we know the food trends (or lack thereof) for 2024, let's turn our sights to the kitchen product trends. In the past few years we have moved from Instant Pots to air fryers to home composting machines, so what…
The best books of 2023 by the experts
Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts. They read the…
2024 food trends: anything, everything, and SPAM
After perusing several articles proclaiming to know what the food trends for 2024 will be, I found it amusing that despite millions (perhaps billions) of dollars spent on consumer surveys, AI development, and…
December 2023 New Cookbook Review
December has arrived and is nearly vanished. This month's books are few in number with many related to health and weight loss which is typically what we see in January as well. Recently, I published the preliminary 2024…
Keep that fancy wine out of the fridge, say experts
Because most of us don't have the space or money to install a dedicated wine cellar, we resort to storing at least some of the wine we buy in a refrigerator. If the fridge is one meant to store wine that's okay, but if…
The Curry Guy One Pot - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Curry Guy One Pot: Over 150 Curries and Other Deliciously Spiced Dishes from Around the World by Dan Toombs. Curry Guy One Pot: Over 150 Curries and Other…
Food news antipasto
Fans of Mark Bittman probably already know this, but he has moved The Bittman Project from Substack to a new website. The site houses a new, recipe archive that offers searching and notes features (although far from as…