CookShelfThis weekend marks Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her 60th year as the constitutional monarch of England. In honor of the occasion, the Braiser has gathered recipes from 5 distinguished British chefs…
Remember Silent Cal Coolidge, that staid Vermonter? Well, according to a book by Stephen Spignese called Grover Cleveland's Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable But All True Facts About America's…
Our friends over at Bread in Five brought our attention to one of their recent posts that's getting a lot of buzz, Crock Pot Bread Baking (Fast Bread in a Slow Cooker). Besides the advantage of being able to keep your…
Jay Rayner is a well-known (though not, perhaps, well-loved) dining critic in England, about to publish a book: My Dining Hell: Twenty Ways to Have a Lousy Night Out. In this Zagat interview he wastes no time in…
In the days before I developed a systematic winnowing process for choosing my favorite cookbooks, I often found myself making a familiar argument, as I stood - book in hand - over the discard pile. "But having all these…
If you ever get tired of blueberry muffins, Serious Eats has an alternative - a Blueberry Breakfast Financier. To quote, "Financiers are essentially French teacakes. But the dainty proportions and restrained sweetness…
Something about Memorial Day brings out a desire for lists. As we stop to remember those who are honored today, begin sorting summer clothes, or compile a summer reading list, our food preferences also change. And the…
With Memorial Day here, so are Farmer's Markets. Or, at least, fresh fruits and vegetables in the grocery store. They're so tempting to buy in quantity and then, in order to enjoy them over a week or so, so tempting to…
The Smithsonian has the full 10,000 year history of the chicken - and it's definitely not a dull read. The article is full of intriguing tidbits such as: "A generation of Britons is coming of age in the belief that…
In the interests of journalistic accuracy and community service, we wanted to share Michael Ruhlman's corrected recipe for Snickerdoodles [this link has been removed as no longer on Ruhlman's site] from his recent…
Adam Roberts over at The Amateur Gourmet has compiled a list of The Ten Food Books That Changed My Life. And we must say that almost all of the books struck a chord with us. There are some wonderful writers - both old…
Atlantic Magazine reports that "According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, people who drank four or five cups of coffee a day tended to live longer than those who drank only a cup or less.…
