CookShelfThe Telegraph recently issued a bit of a diatribe against Heston Blumethal's new book, Historic Heston. In the article, Heston Blumenthal's new book: These faux cookbooks leave me simmering, they write, "The book itself…
There's been a lot of fuss in the food blogosphere recently which can be summed up as the story of Martha and the bloggers. It is not about a new singing group (though that is a great name) but about an interview Martha…
As something of a purist when it comes to chips, it's been a little difficult looking down the snack aisle in the grocery store and seeing bag after bag of weirder and weirder flavors (chicken and waffle chips? ) But…
We're very pleased to be able to offer 10 free copies of a new cookbook by one of the legends of the culinary field, Patricia Wells. Her new book, French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Lessons From Paris and Provence,…
Patricia Wells certainly needs little introduction. She's not only famous for her 13 cookbooks, food writing, and restaurant critiques but also for her lengendary cooking school in Provence. Her latest book, The French…
The Jewish new year is well underway, and the calendar is heading into the frantic stretch before Thanksgiving and an early Hannukah. And it happens that cookbooks paying tribute to one of this country's most beloved…
There's a good read from the Guardian's Australia FoodBlog on what makes for a great cookbook. In Cooking up a classic: What's the recipe for a timeless cookery book? Sarah Bejamin writes that "Authority, style and…
Jamie Geller has created an entire media microcosm around cooking fast and delicious Kosher food. She's authored the Quick & Kosher Cookbook series (including Quick & Kosher: Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing) and…
Opinions may count a lot, but Wired, working the Food Network, has mathematically proved that bacon is the single greatest ingredient. In Math Proves Bacon is the Miracle Food, they crunched 49,733 recipes and 906,539…
It's a pretty safe bet that every one of our members would love to spend time exploring bookstores that specialize in cookbooks. And so we've decided to offer a new EYB feature highlighting those stores. Now you can…
ATK's Feed posed a good question recently, especially timely as we head into baking season: "Does Slamming an Oven Door Cause Cakes to Collapse?" And the answer? In a word, no. According to them, "The sturdy muffins…
It started a couple of weeks ago, when the third book on French pastry in two weeks arrived in the mail. What's up with that? I wondered. Was it a conspiracy? Some kind of vast plot by the butter export lobby? There was…
