Brouhaha over burrata
Food writer Tammie Teclamariam (winner of a Best Emerging Voice award from the James Beard Foundation in 2022) stirred a hornet's nest with her recent opinion piece for Grub Street titled "A Big Fat Blob of Boring: Can…
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Mourning the loss of Canadian culinary icon Rose Murray
We learned the sad news that Rose Murray, a Canadian culinary icon and celebrated cookbook author, has passed away. Her food writing regularly appeared in Canadian Living, The Globe and Mail and other publications, and…
Food news antipasto
In a surprise move, Cher recently said that she is getting into the frozen desserts game with a line of gelatos under the brand name Cherlato. The singer said the launch was years in the making. In the Instagram post…
Some (in the UK) like it hot
In the United States, hot sauce has been a favorite condiment for many years (remember Hillary Clinton talking about keeping a bottle in her purse?), and the love for spicy food has likewise been around for a long time.…
No Famous Chocolate Wafers? No problem.
Nabisco recently roiled home bakers by announcing that they were discontinuing their Famous Chocolate Wafer cookies. People relied on these dark, crumbly cookies for no-bake cakes and crumb crusts, and bakers lamented…
Time & Tide Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies Time & Tide: Recipes from My Coastal Kitchen by Emily Scott. Be sure to check out Emily's events which we have shared on our Calendar. Emily's first title Sea &…
July 2023 New Cookbook Review
July is a very sleepy month for cookbook releases but there are still a few books to add to our wishlists. Soon I will be preparing the 2024 Cookbook Preview which I usually post in September, but until then the 2023…
The latest TikTok food fad isn't cool, it's cold
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream, and then we throw it at each other. If the latter half of that sentence sounds bizarre to you, that's because you have not yet seen the latest TikTok trend where ice…
Linda Skeens Blue Ribbon Kitchen - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Linda Skeens Blue Ribbon Kitchen Cookbook. When Linda Skeens gained sudden and widespread fame for winning dozens of ribbons at the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair in…
Will the Le Creuset factory sale live up to the hype?
It was Sea Salt that hooked me. For many years I owned but one Le Creuset item, a 7 quart Dutch oven in white that I purchased as a factory second from a now defunct distributor. Le Creuset's revolving palette of colors…
Food news antipasto
GBBO finalist Crystelle Pereira just released her first cookbook, Flavour Kitchen, to rave reviews. She recently sat down with The Independent to discuss life after Bake Off, the decision to quit her day job and focus…
July 2023 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month our selections were: Cookbook: Tenderheart: A Book About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty McKinnon or any…