CookShelfA couple of interesting articles today on cookbooks: The Boston Globe has a feature on whether cookbooks are moving from books to cook from to books to look at. Not at EYB we think! The New York Times has a fascinating…
Fascinating radio piece by Susie on New England Public Radio on how her constant testing of cookbooks for her reviewing jobs at NPR Radio, The Boston Globe and of course EYB, mean that her children very rarely get…
Strangely enough, in just this past week I've seen two very different books on the scientific basis of taste. One looks at taste from a human-centered point of view. Barb Stuckey's a professional food developer. Taste…
When you bought the cookbook, you were sure it was forever. You browsed through it on the first day, turning down pages or maybe sticking post-its on the pages. Within a week you had tried a couple of the recipes and…
Cree LeFavour is the author of The New Steak and Poulet, she's run her own baking business and taught writing - so she knows a bit about recipes - creating them and following. In her "Cook Book" Alice B. Toklas admitted…
This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Melanie who wins the cookbook and to Monica B, Katya and Maryanne who are joining us at the IACP Culinary Expo. Can you all please email us at info@eatyourbooks.com with…
In the mail the other day came a book whose title struck me as odd: 500 of the Healthiest Recipes and Health Tips You'll Ever Need. I wasn't sure, for a moment, what made it so odd. But then I realized it was that…
It's midwinter break, and every other year that means a trip to Arizona to see my favorite in-laws, Grandma and Grandpa B. Unfortunately, it also means a long, cramped, economy flight with only two prospects:…
Along with our own Jane Kelly and 248 others, I attended the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference over the weekend. It was just as I'd hoped--good company, stimulating panel discussions, excellent food. Among the panelists…
I have to confess I'm not really that great at holiday food projects. Every year I want to make an Epiphany cake, but never do since we don't follow any ecclesiastical calendar here and I never know when to do it. I…
When you have several hundred cookbooks (or even over a thousand, as I know some of you EYBers do!), it's hard to admit that some of your books aren't for actual cooking. But it's true, isn't it? There's at least a…
Happy Year of the Dragon, everybody! Today, there are dragons in every Chinatown and every Chinese storefront. There are even dragons in every Chinese restaurant, in the form of xiao long bao ("little dragon buns" or…
