Cookbook giveaway!
Thanks to the generosity of one of our favorite authors, Tracey Medeiros, we have three copies of The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook to give away. To enter the competition just post a comment below answering a simple…
2013
May 2013 cookbook roundup
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
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An Interview with Faith Durand
We recently chatted with Faith Durand. Durand, the executive editor of the Kitchn, is not only a blogger extraordinaire (over 11,000 posted), but the author of a recent cookbook, Bakeless Sweets: Pudding, Panna Cotta,…
Potato chips taste test
To help with all your picnics and cookouts we thought it would be appropriate to highlight a recent taste test of potato chips that Serious Eats conducted. They kept it plain and simple: "We kept our selection to chips…
The "good enough" cookbook (or, the "A with B and C" cookbook)
The "good enough" cookbook is a concept that's come to me over my years of reviewing cookbooks. It sounds a little churlish (think of Obama's "likeable enough" comment and the uprorar that caused..), but it's not. In…
The next Thomas Keller may have a military rank
On this U.S. Memorial Day, we wanted to honor all servicemen and women - regardless of nationality. And this article from Parade Magazine hits the spot. Titled "How Do You Feed an Army?," the answer is apparently very…
Should you buy salt- or oil-packed anchovies?
With the discovery of umami, and the further discovery that anchovies are packed with this flavor component, anchovies have expanded their food reach way beyond pizza. As their ability to impart umami doesn't depend on…
Everything you needed to know about the world's best-selling cookie
It's probably not too surprising that Oreos are the world's best-selling cookie. After all, people have been known to rate possible friends, even marital candidates, based on whether they ate the cookie as a sandwich,…
Mark Bittman explains why, despite his new book, he's not a vegan
Recently Mark Bittman published a new cookbook, VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health...for Good. Many people focused on the "Vegan" part of the title and not the "Before 6:00." Essentially…
Return of the single-subject cookbook
I'm a bit late with this week's post, mostly because I've been up to my ears in the summer cookbook roundup. It was an exciting batch of books, but what struck me especially forcefully this time round was the…
Nutella Day arises from the dead
While many food-related controversies don't require much comment, we couldn't pass on the opportunity to enjoy a minor triumph of reason, rationality, and taste. For those of you who have been spending your time on more…
The difference between grilling and barbecue
At least in the northern hemisphere, it's now officially grilling/barbecue season - and we understand that it's actually never not grilling season down under. So we thought a brief primer on the difference between…